Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 22.5% more expensive than Bergen.
If you lived in Manchester instead of Bergen, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.14
NOK240.05
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.11
NOK152.98
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
NOK32.54
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
NOK27.96
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
NOK31.71
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
NOK70.84
|
$4.44
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
NOK86.02
|
$5.71
£4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
NOK41.33
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
NOK73.08
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
NOK15.93
|
$1.41
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
NOK12.40
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
NOK15.84
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
NOK23.34
|
$1.98
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NOK13.13
|
$1.02
£0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.69
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
NOK82.91
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.15
NOK793.18
|
$100.90
£80.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,824.81
NOK355,913.39
|
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.60
NOK310.15
|
$26.11
£20.84
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.72
NOK549.96
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,207.70
NOK13,094.84
|
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$927.80
NOK10,060.00
|
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
NOK1,886.27
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.19
NOK3,428.39
|
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,035.76
NOK130,501.58
|
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.32
NOK111.86
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
NOK50.97
|
$4.49
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.07
NOK152.53
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
NOK547.17
|
$35.36
£28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
NOK162.70
|
$11.98
£9.57
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Bergen
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.82
NOK919.74
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.42
NOK438.28
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.58
NOK1,003.86
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.48
NOK1,338.91
|
$78.54
£62.71
|
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