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Europe
Oslo
Norway
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Oslo compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Oslo is 61% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Oslo compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$48,406
-$116,680 (-71%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Oslo compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
2.6/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
10°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
2°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
1,668h/yr-1394h/yr(-46%)
Average High in hottest month
21°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
-7°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
90/yr+41/yr(+85%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as San Francisco)
Cloud Cover
60%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Oslo compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Oslo compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
14.7 years
9.6 years longer than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Oslo has around 0 Luma events listed.
That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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