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Oslo vs Copenhagen
Osl vs Cph

Average net salary (After tax)

Copenhagen
Oslo

Housing

  • Rent apartment
  • Buy apartment

Rent 1 bedroom apartment

Cost per month

In city centre
Cph
Osl
Outside city centre
Cph
Osl

Rent 3 bedroom apartment

Cost per month

In city centre
Cph
Osl
Outside city centre
Cph
Osl

Buy apartment

Price per m2

In city centre
Cph
Osl
Outside city centre
Cph
Osl

Mortgage rates

Copenhagen
4.5%
Oslo
5.5%
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Utilities

  • Basic Utilities
  • Internet & Phone

Basic utilities

Electricity, heating, water, Garbage for a 85m2 Apartment

Copenhagen
Oslo

Internet

60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, Cable/ADSL

Cph
Osl

Mobile phone data

Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data

Cph
Osl

Transport

  • Public Transport
  • Car

One-way ticket

Local transport

Cph
Osl

Monthly pass

Regular price

Cph
Osl

Fuel prices

Per Litre

Copenhagen
Oslo

Buying a new car

Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90KW Trendline (Or equivalent)

Cph
Osl
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Groceries

  • Staples
  • Meat
  • Produce
  • Cigarettes

Staples

Milk 1L
Cph
Osl
White bread 500g
Cph
Osl
Eggs 12
Cph
Osl
White rice 1kg
Cph
Osl

Pack of cigarettes

(Marlboro)

Copenhagen
Oslo

Meat & cheese

Chicken breasts 1kg
Cph
Osl
Beef round 1kg
Cph
Osl
Local cheese 1kg
Cph
Osl

Vegetables

Potatoes 1kg
Cph
Osl
Lettuce 1 head
Cph
Osl
Tomatoes 1kg
Cph
Osl

Fruit

Apples 1kg
Cph
Osl
Oranges 1 head
Cph
Osl
Bananas 1kg
Cph
Osl

Eating Out

  • Food
  • Drinks

Meal for two

Inexpensive restaurant 2 meals
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth
Mid-range restaurant Three-course meal for two people
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth

McDonalds McMeal

Or equivalent combo meal

Copenhagen
4.5%
Oslo
5.5%

Restaurant Prices in Copenhagen are 17.14% higher than in Oslo

Drinks

Coke/Pepsi 0.33L
bottle
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth
Water 0.33L
bottle
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth
Cappuccino regular
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth

Alcohol

  • Beer
  • Wine

Domestic beer

Restaurant 0.5L draught
Cph
Osl
Market 0.5L bottle
Cph
Osl

Imported beer

Restaurant 0.33L bottle
Cph
Osl
Market 0.33L bottle
Cph
Osl

Bottle of wine

Mid-range, from supermarket

Copenhagen
5
Oslo

Clothing

  • Clothing
  • Shoes

Pair of jeans

Levis 501 or similar

Cph
Osl

Summer dress

From a chain store (e.g. Zara, H&M)

Cph
Osl

Shoes

1 pair Nike shoes
Cph
Osl
1 pair men's leather shoes
Cph
Osl

Leisure

  • Cinema
  • Sports

Cinema

One ticket for an international release

Copenhagen
$15.33
Oslo
$11.43

Tennis court rental

One hour on weekend

Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth

Fitness club

Monthly fee for one adult

Cph $4,070.74/mth
Osl $4,070.74/mth