Oslo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oslo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2343	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5065	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1300	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	709K	4.84M

The cost of living in Oslo is 16% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1029th and 312th ($2343 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Australia, respectively. Check Norway vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 34th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Sydney

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	Oslo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.7	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1718	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8961	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6717	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7583	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754