Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 23.2% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Norway, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Norway
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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