Oslo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oslo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2847	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6052	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1639	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2560	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$819	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4285	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	33
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	718K	543K

The cost of living in Oslo is 48% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 342nd and 2278th ($2847 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in Norway and the United States, respectively. Check Norway vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Tucson

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	Oslo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1653	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2696	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2094	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.5	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11326	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7606	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.57	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$34.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$275	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15673	$15659

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190