Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 11.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$20.24
NOK212.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$11.78
NOK123.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$3.45
NOK36.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$2.55
NOK26.81
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$3.14
NOK32.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
$5.91
NOK62.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$7.79
NOK81.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$4.26
NOK44.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
$6.46
NOK67.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.40
NOK14.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.94
NOK9.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$1.28
NOK13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$2.18
NOK22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$0.92
NOK9.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.99
NOK10.35
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$7.81
NOK82.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$81.89
NOK860.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
$35,359.77
NOK371,599.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$20.47
NOK215.14
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$43.36
NOK455.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$1,411.21
NOK14,830.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$1,117.59
NOK11,744.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$126.44
NOK1,328.81
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$306.02
NOK3,216.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$11,250.65
NOK118,234.25
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$10.24
NOK107.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$4.30
NOK45.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$14.42
NOK151.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$45.65
NOK479.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$15.12
NOK158.91
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
$85.18
NOK895.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
$44.69
NOK469.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
$99.86
NOK1,049.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
$134.93
NOK1,417.94
|
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