Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.4% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Norway instead of United States, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
United States
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
United States
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
United States
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
United States
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
United States
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
|
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