Cost of living · Oslo · Norway · 2023
🇳🇴 Cost of living in Oslo
What it costs to live in Oslo - rent, groceries, utilities and getting around, in local euros, plus how the city compares with Norway and the rest of Europe.
- City price index
- 145
- Rent, 1-bed centre
- €1,450
- Monthly essentials
- €1,780
- Transit pass
- €75
Oslo · Norway · 2023
Oslo's city price index is 145 (EU-27 = 100), 8% above Norway's national average of 134, about €1,780/month for core essentials outside the centre.
- 145
- city price index
- €1,450
- 1-bed centre rent
- €1,780
- monthly essentials
- 134
- Norway avg
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Estimated monthly essentials
€1,780 / month
A single person renting a one-bedroom flat outside the centre: rent + groceries + utilities + a transit pass. This is a core-costs estimate and excludes discretionary spending such as eating out, leisure and travel.
Rent in Oslo
Monthly rent bars plus the city price-index dial against Norway's national average: two TYPES, same vintage.
Oslo - average monthly rent (EUR)
🇳🇴 Oslo vs Norway avg
Gauge reads the same city price index (145); the tick marks Norway avg (134).
Average advertised monthly rents in Oslo. Living outside the centre typically saves €300 a month on a one-bedroom flat.
How Oslo compares across every city we track
Oslo's city price index of 145 is cheaper than 12% of the 17 European cities on this site, ranking 13th cheapest overall on the EU-27 = 100 scale - not just against Norway, but the full tracked distribution.
Oslo: city price index vs. every tracked European city
City price index, EU-27 = 100 - Eurostat urban audit
145 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17 tracked European cities
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Source Eurostat urban audit + national statistics offices · 2023
Living costs in Oslo, in context
Oslo tracks unusually flat against its national average for a capital or major city, where costs almost always run above the country-wide figure. That makes it one of the more reliable cases where the national number is a fair proxy for city-level budgeting.
Rent is the line that dominates a city budget. In Oslo, a one-bedroom flat runs €1,450 in the centre and €1,150 outside it, a gap of €300 a month - a fairly typical centre premium, so where in the city you live matters, though not as decisively as in the priciest capitals. A family-sized three-bedroom flat in the centre is around €2,850.
The steadier costs fill out the rest of the budget. Groceries are the standout line here at about €360 a month, well above utilities (€195) and the transit pass (€75) - the everyday food basket, not the fixed bills, drives the non-rent side of a Oslo budget.
Cities with a similar cost of living
What to do with this Oslo data
Dublin, Ireland tracks closest to Oslo's cost index -- a real-world benchmark if you are weighing this city against an alternative.
- See Dublin's full cost profile
- National cost of living for Norway
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- Run your own numbers in the calculator
These are city-level averages for general information, not a personal budget. The monthly-essentials figure is a core-costs estimate only; real costs depend on your neighbourhood, flat and lifestyle.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to live in Oslo?
For a single person renting a one-bedroom flat outside the centre, core monthly essentials in Oslo - rent (€1,150), groceries (€360), utilities (€195) and a transit pass (€75) - come to about €1,780 a month, before any discretionary spending. On the EU-27 = 100 price scale, Oslo sits at index 145.
How much is rent in Oslo?
A one-bedroom flat in the city centre averages €1,450 a month, €1,150 outside the centre. A three-bedroom flat in the centre is around €2,850. Rent is the largest part of any city budget.
Is Oslo expensive compared to the rest of Norway?
Oslo's city price index of 145 is about 8% above Norway's national average of 134 (EU-27 = 100). Capitals and big cities almost always cost more than the national figure.
Where does this Oslo data come from?
Figures are drawn from SSB urban audit (2023). The city price index is on the same EU-27 = 100 scale used across the site; rent, grocery, utility and transit figures are local monthly amounts in euros.
How does Oslo compare to other cities we track?
Oslo's city price index of 145 is cheaper than 12% of the 17 European cities on this site, ranking 13th cheapest overall. This places it against the full tracked distribution, not just its own country's cities.
PlainCostOfLiving is rendered directly from Eurostat comparative price levels and median equivalised net income, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026. Primary sources: Eurostat comparative price levels (prc_ppp_ind) and Eurostat median equivalised net income (ilc_di03).