Cost of living comparison
Bergen is 14.9% more expensive than Manchester.
If you lived in Bergen instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£15.06
|
$18.10
kr199.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
$13.99
kr154.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.76
|
$2.93
kr32.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.45
|
$2.45
kr27.00
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
$3.04
kr33.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.99
|
$7.19
kr79.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£4.02
|
$7.57
kr83.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.36
|
$3.62
kr39.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.60
|
$6.37
kr70.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.90
|
$1.37
kr15.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$1.07
kr11.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$1.25
kr13.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.71
|
$1.76
kr19.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.59
|
$1.20
kr13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.55
|
$0.91
kr10.03
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.23
|
$7.73
kr85.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£72.30
|
$71.94
kr792.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,532.72
|
$33,348.90
kr367,434.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.92
|
$16.01
kr176.37
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.64
|
$45.52
kr501.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£928.37
|
$1,063.99
kr11,722.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£690.58
|
$882.95
kr9,728.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£164.13
|
$185.99
kr2,049.24
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,091.76
|
$304.22
kr3,351.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,242.89
|
$12,227.93
kr134,726.09
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.64
|
$10.48
kr115.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.27
|
$4.17
kr45.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£13.04
|
$14.10
kr155.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£30.25
|
$44.71
kr492.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£9.04
|
$14.29
kr157.47
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£66.25
|
$76.82
kr846.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.97
|
$33.35
kr367.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£62.45
|
$96.34
kr1,061.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.99
|
$132.20
kr1,456.62
|
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