Oslo, Norway, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in safety, healthcare and environmental quality.
Oslo is one of the top ten city matches for 0.9% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $2200.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $1900.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.41 |
| Small apartment | $1600.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $14.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $4.70 |
| A beer | $3.60 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $3.30 |
| Bread | $1.40 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.10 |
| Lunch | $24.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $57.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $84.00 |
| Movie ticket | $17.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $122.19 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 5 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.41 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.30 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 15 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.69 |
| Meetups groups | 198 |
| Meetups members | 92508 |
| Number of investors | 33 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 215 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 73 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.52 |
| Startup events | 92 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.66 |
| Startups [score] | 0.63 |
| Total number of startups | 227 |
Venture Capital| Funding accelerator names | betaFactory |
|---|---|
| Number of funding accelerators | 1 |
| Venture capital [score] | 0.39 |
Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 123 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.55 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.48 |
Commute| Traffic handling [score] | 0.75 |
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Business Freedom| Business freedom | 89.60 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.96 |
| Freedom from corruption | 86.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.96 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 48.50 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.25 |
| Time to open a business | 4.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.97 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 31 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.83 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.89 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 1.00 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.83 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 81.77 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.90 |
Education| Best university in ranking | University of Oslo |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 132 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 492.10 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 503.94 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 494.52 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 16 |
| PISA ranking | 13 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.84 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 8 |
| PISA science (high school) | 18 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.85 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.22 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.16 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.20 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.09 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.10 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.08 |
| University quality [score] | 0.19 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.76 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.80 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.91 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.89 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 7.89 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | NOK |
| GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.41 |
| GDP per capita | $66937.46 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 1.00 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.62 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.33 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.40 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 83 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.25 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 70.56 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.74 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.86 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 31.37 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 120 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.65 |
| Cinemas | 84 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.44 |
| Comedy clubs | 40 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.73 |
| Concert venues | 95 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.63 |
| Historical sites | 100 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.50 |
| Museums | 85 |
| Museums [score] | 0.68 |
| Performing art venues | 125 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.68 |
| Sport venues | 159 |
| Sports [score] | 0.59 |
| Zoos | 22 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.59 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 93.13 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.96 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Ambiguous |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.45 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 871.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Seaside access | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 27.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.92 |
Costs of living in Oslo are in the most expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Oslo will very likely increase your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $57 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $17 |
 Broadband internet connection | $36 |
 Monthly public transport | $84 |
 Lunch | $24 |
Software Engineer salaries in Oslo are above average. For this job type, Oslo ranks 57th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Oslo.
The overall crime rate puts Oslo in position 132 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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177Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city, with 650,000 citizens. Situated in the East of the country in the Oslofjorden fjord, extending over an inlet of the Skaggerak strait, it is surrounded by green hills and mountains and includes 40 islands and 343 lakes. Oslo is one of the world's northernmost capitals and so gets only 6 hours of sunlight in the winter. In high summer, sunlight hours soar to 18, making its climate markedly different between seasons, with cold yet relatively dry winters.
A relatively compact city squeezed into a thin strip of land along the shoreline, Oslo prides itself as one of the world's most sustainable cities. While it holds an array of historic monuments, Oslo is perhaps most famous for its modern architecture, including striking and daring projects launched at the turn of the millennium. Oslo's economy is powered by the maritime industry, high-tech and clean energy sectors. In 2010, Oslo was ranked as the world's most expensive city to live in by the Swiss wealth management company UBS AG.
Oslo is the demographic, economic and political centre of Norway. As the capital of Norway, Oslo hosts several national institutions. The city has good selection of cultural institutions and a good selection of restaurants, some world class but most ordinary, as well as night life in general. While it is an expensive city for overseas visitors, many of the best things are free of charge, notably Oslo's proximity to wild nature and variety of outdoor activities.
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