Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 99.0% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
|
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