Cost of living comparison
Norway is 45.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Norway instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
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