Oslo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
709K
1.86M

The cost of living in Oslo is 32% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1029th and 2592nd ($2343 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Poland, respectively. Check Norway vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 34th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Warsaw

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Oslo Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$4.9
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$13474

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Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390