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Oslo vs Singapore

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Oslo edges it, 68 to 65, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Oslo is stronger on visa ease; Singapore on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 1.1 of 68 points (scores 10/100)Safety: 9.7 of 68 points (scores 88/100)Healthcare: 10.1 of 68 points (scores 91/100)Internet: 8.8 of 68 points (scores 80/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 68 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 9.4 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Climate: 0.9 of 68 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 68 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 10.9 of 68 points (scores 98/100)68
Oslo
out of 100

Fjord capital with nature at the tram stop

Full Oslo profile →Where to stay in Oslo →
Cost of living: 0.7 of 65 points (scores 7/100)Safety: 10.6 of 65 points (scores 96/100)Healthcare: 10.2 of 65 points (scores 92/100)Internet: 8.4 of 65 points (scores 76/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 65 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 9.6 of 65 points (scores 86/100)Climate: 0.0 of 65 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 65 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 10.5 of 65 points (scores 95/100)65
Singapore
out of 100

Orderly, expensive, exceptionally connected

Full Singapore profile →Where to stay in Singapore →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOsloSingapore
Cost of living10 ✓7
Safety8896 ✓
Healthcare9192 ✓
Internet80 ✓76
Visa ease61 ✓46
Getting there & around8586 ✓
Climate8 ✓0
Air quality92 ✓84
Quality of life98 ✓95

Cost

MetricOsloSingapore
Monthly cost, one person$3,586 ✓$3,927
Central one-bedroom rentno data$2,795

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOsloSingapore
Homicides per 100k0.70.17 ✓
Political stability (0–100)84.589 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)89 ✓88
Life expectancy82.9 yrs83.9 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOsloSingapore
Download62.8 Mbps ✓52.2 Mbps
Upload26.3 Mbps ✓20.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricOsloSingapore
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimited ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricOsloSingapore
Non-stop airport destinations150171 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)55

Climate and air

MetricOsloSingapore
Comfortable months per year1 ✓0
Annual mean PM2.58.5 µg/m³ ✓12 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Oslo or Singapore?
Oslo is cheaper: about $3,586 per month versus $3,927 for one person.
Is Oslo or Singapore safer?
Singapore scores higher on safety (96 vs 88), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Oslo or Singapore?
Oslo: a measured median of 62.8 Mbps versus 52.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.