Cost of living in Oslo 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Oslo, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
87.9
12% cheaper than New York
OsloUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 16,000 NOK $1,472
1-bed apartment, outside centre 13,500 NOK $1,242
3-bed apartment, centre 27,000 NOK $2,484
Room in shared flat 8,000 NOK $736
Buy price per m2 96,500 NOK $8,878
Living cost excl. rent 14,000 NOK $1,288
Typical net salary 41,000 NOK $3,772
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.