Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 11.0% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK216.17
|
$9.56
GYD1,995.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK125.84
|
$8.60
GYD1,796.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK36.82
|
$1.20
GYD249.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.25
|
$0.67
GYD139.70
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.53
|
$1.69
GYD351.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.16
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.23
|
$13.96
GYD2,914.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.56
|
$2.71
GYD566.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.03
|
$2.62
GYD547.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK14.94
|
$1.79
GYD374.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.09
|
$1.02
GYD212.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.65
|
$1.06
GYD221.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.24
|
$1.14
GYD237.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.85
|
$0.61
GYD128.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.52
|
$0.88
GYD184.62
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.43
|
$3.98
GYD831.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK874.74
|
$28.68
GYD5,987.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK377,728.95
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,292,907.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK218.69
|
$29.16
GYD6,086.89
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK463.21
|
$65.13
GYD13,595.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,075.15
|
$805.17
GYD168,070.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK11,938.57
|
$258.44
GYD53,946.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,350.73
|
$57.98
GYD12,103.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,269.09
|
$917.10
GYD191,433.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,184.55
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,230,989.27
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.34
|
$2.27
GYD473.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK45.91
|
$4.37
GYD912.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.07
|
$2.20
GYD459.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK487.62
|
$35.51
GYD7,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK161.53
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.21
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK909.97
|
$31.76
GYD6,628.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK477.45
|
$47.01
GYD9,812.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,066.73
|
$62.15
GYD12,972.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,441.33
|
$62.94
GYD13,138.37
|
|
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