Cost of living comparison
France is 8.6% cheaper than Bergen.
If you lived in France instead of Bergen, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.14
NOK240.05
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.11
NOK152.98
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
NOK32.54
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
NOK27.96
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
NOK31.71
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
NOK70.84
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
NOK86.02
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
NOK41.33
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
NOK73.08
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
NOK15.93
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
NOK12.40
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
NOK15.84
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
NOK23.34
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NOK13.13
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.69
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
NOK82.91
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.15
NOK793.18
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,824.81
NOK355,913.39
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.60
NOK310.15
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.72
NOK549.96
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,207.70
NOK13,094.84
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$927.80
NOK10,060.00
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
NOK1,886.27
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.19
NOK3,428.39
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,035.76
NOK130,501.58
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.32
NOK111.86
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
NOK50.97
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.07
NOK152.53
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
NOK547.17
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
NOK162.70
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Bergen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.82
NOK919.74
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.42
NOK438.28
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.58
NOK1,003.86
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.48
NOK1,338.91
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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