Oslo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	79	89
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	709K	5.87M

The cost of living in Oslo is 25% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1171st and 129th ($2292 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Singapore, respectively. Check Norway vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 37th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Singapore City

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	Oslo	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$27780

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605