Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 93.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Oslo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
$20.24
NOK222.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
$11.78
NOK129.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
$3.45
NOK37.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$2.55
NOK27.99
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
$3.14
NOK34.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
$5.91
NOK64.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
$7.79
NOK85.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
$4.26
NOK46.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
$6.46
NOK70.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
$1.40
NOK15.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
$0.94
NOK10.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
$1.28
NOK14.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
$2.18
NOK23.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
$0.92
NOK10.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$0.99
NOK10.81
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
$7.81
NOK85.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
$81.89
NOK898.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
$35,359.77
NOK388,009.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
$20.47
NOK224.64
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
$43.36
NOK475.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,485.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,263.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
$126.44
NOK1,387.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
$306.02
NOK3,358.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
$11,250.65
NOK123,455.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
$10.24
NOK112.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
$4.30
NOK47.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
$14.42
NOK158.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
$45.65
NOK500.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
$15.12
NOK165.93
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
$85.18
NOK934.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
$44.69
NOK490.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
$99.86
NOK1,095.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
$134.93
NOK1,480.56
|
|
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