Oslo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oslo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4695	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1901	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$637	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3568	$818
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	8
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	709K	24.7K

The cost of living in Oslo is 37% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1293rd and 3034th ($2197 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Norway vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 24th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Victoria

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	Oslo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1253	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1569	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8838	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6042	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.55	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8301	$8062

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1805
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2077
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1626
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1781
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1616
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1835
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1585
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1767
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1569
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1723
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1261
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1637
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1530
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1246
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1575
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1528
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1465
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1203
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1718
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1690
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1276
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1455
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1783
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1250
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$2283
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1912
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2129
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$1991

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524