Oslo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	8
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	718K	24.7K

The cost of living in Oslo is 73% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 381st and 3452nd ($2839 vs $1637) 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 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 27th and 6808th 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	$23.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$8750

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415