Cost of living comparison
Canada is 4.6% cheaper than Bergen.
If you lived in Canada instead of Bergen, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.14
NOK240.05
|
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.11
NOK152.98
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
NOK32.54
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
NOK27.96
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
NOK31.71
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
NOK70.84
|
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
NOK86.02
|
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
NOK41.33
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
NOK73.08
|
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
NOK15.93
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
NOK12.40
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
NOK15.84
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
NOK23.34
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NOK13.13
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.69
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
NOK82.91
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.15
NOK793.18
|
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,824.81
NOK355,913.39
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.60
NOK310.15
|
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.72
NOK549.96
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,207.70
NOK13,094.84
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$927.80
NOK10,060.00
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
NOK1,886.27
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.19
NOK3,428.39
|
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,035.76
NOK130,501.58
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.32
NOK111.86
|
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
NOK50.97
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.07
NOK152.53
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
NOK547.17
|
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
NOK162.70
|
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Bergen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.82
NOK919.74
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.42
NOK438.28
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.58
NOK1,003.86
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.48
NOK1,338.91
|
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
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