Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 7.8% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK222.05
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK129.26
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.82
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.99
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.44
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK64.88
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK85.49
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK46.80
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK70.91
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.35
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.37
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.02
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.88
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.12
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.81
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK85.70
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK898.55
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK388,009.80
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK224.64
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK475.82
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,485.46
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,263.50
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,387.49
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 80.6% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,358.07
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK123,455.67
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK112.32
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK47.16
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK158.27
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK500.90
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK165.93
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK934.74
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK490.44
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,095.76
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,480.56
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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