Oslo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Oslo | Thimphu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Oslo is 590% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 381st and 8941st ($2839 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Bhutan, respectively. Check Norway vs Bhutan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 27th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Oslo vs Thimphu
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| Oslo | Thimphu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Oslo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.7 mi |  Baerum | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Lillestrom | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Asker | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Jessheim | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Drammen | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Moss | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Horten | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Kongsberg | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Tonsberg | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Sarpsborg | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Fredrikstad | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Sandefjord | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Halden | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Hamar | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Skien | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Larvik | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Porsgrunn | |
| 106 km or 66 mi |  Arvika | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Gjovik | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Lillehammer | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Karlstad | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Uddevalla | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Vanersborg | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Arendal | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Trollhattan | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Mariestad | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mora | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Skovde | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Ludvika | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Kristiansand | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Gothenburg | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Orebro | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Molndal | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Borlange | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Boras | |
| 276 km or 171 mi |  Frederikshavn | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Falun | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Sandnes | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Stavanger | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Bergen |
Cities near Thimphu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Paro | |
| 147 km or 91 mi |  Siliguri | |
| 196 km or 122 mi |  Rangpur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Saidpur | |
| 211 km or 131 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 214 km or 133 mi |  Damak | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Raiganj | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Guwahati | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Dispur | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Balurghat | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lhasa | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Purnia | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Bogra | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Shillong | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Malda | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Mymensingh | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Saharsa | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Sylhet | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Janakpur | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Berhampore | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Narsingdi | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Brahmanbaria | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Kathmandu | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Dhaka | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Agartala | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Narayanganj | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Hetauda | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Krishnanagar | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Birgunj | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Jessore | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Shantipur | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Patna | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Durgapur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Asansol | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Kulti |