Cost of living comparison
Norway is 8.7% more expensive than Oklahoma.
If you lived in Norway instead of Oklahoma, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.80
|
$18.51
NOK203.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
|
$11.71
NOK128.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$2.99
NOK32.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$2.51
NOK27.56
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
|
$2.95
NOK32.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$5.22
NOK57.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$7.39
NOK81.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
|
$3.72
NOK40.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$5.79
NOK63.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.31
NOK14.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.96
NOK10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.24
NOK13.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.77
NOK19.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.93
NOK10.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.01
NOK11.10
|
|
pay 70.6% more for transportation
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$7.55
NOK82.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.50
|
$74.48
NOK817.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,871.86
|
$33,686.16
NOK369,644.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.15
|
$21.49
NOK235.83
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.43
|
$50.62
NOK555.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,205.60
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,529.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,049.79
|
$796.76
NOK8,743.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.89
|
$132.58
NOK1,454.84
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,130.84
|
$293.64
NOK3,222.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,231.25
|
$7,459.17
NOK81,850.92
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$9.25
NOK101.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$4.58
NOK50.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$13.52
NOK148.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
|
$43.22
NOK474.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
|
$13.15
NOK144.34
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Oklahoma
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.95
|
$82.76
NOK908.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.26
|
$41.00
NOK449.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.78
|
$92.09
NOK1,010.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.29
|
$123.04
NOK1,350.12
|
|
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