Cost of living comparison

United States

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Norway

Oslo vs. Cedar Rapids Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 41.5% more expensive than Cedar Rapids.

Restaurants: pay 82.3% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 88.4% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 41.9% more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 36.0% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Oslo

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Oslo are more expensive than in Cedar Rapids. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Cedar Rapids Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Cedar Rapids, you would:

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pay 82.3% more for restaurants

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$24.94 NOK245.47	+66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$14.97 NOK147.28	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92	$4.05 NOK39.89	+111.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52	$3.35 NOK33.01	+121.3%
Average			+82.3%

Cedar Rapids vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64	$4.01 NOK39.42	+51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12	$6.90 NOK67.89	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07	$8.43 NOK82.99	+174.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83	$5.06 NOK49.77	+78.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.93	$7.42 NOK72.99	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.59 NOK15.67	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54	$1.14 NOK11.21	+109.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.41	$1.51 NOK14.90	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$2.31 NOK22.71	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$1.13 NOK11.07	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.24 NOK12.24	+19.8%
Average			+38.3%

Cedar Rapids vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.4% more for transportation

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.98	$8.28 NOK81.51	+177.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$77.62 NOK763.90	+158.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,383.69	$34,920.78 NOK344K	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41	$22.75 NOK223.87	+23.5%
Average			+88.4%

Cedar Rapids vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.33	$53.79 NOK529.31	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.00	$1,763.00 NOK17,349.69	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00	$1,414.97 NOK13,924.74	+88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.02	$233.70 NOK2,299.87	+48.8%
Average			+41.9%

Cedar Rapids vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 36.0% less for childcare

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$968.00	$249.67 NOK2,457.02	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,795.00	$16,158.34 NOK159K	+2.3%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$11.97 NOK117.82	+166.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.46	$5.06 NOK49.80	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.26	$16.96 NOK166.92	+83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.50	$56.24 NOK553.50	-44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.75	$17.96 NOK176.74	+40.9%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Cedar Rapids	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.47	$102.33 NOK1,007.01	+63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.33	$58.31 NOK573.78	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.26	$121.03 NOK1,191.05	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.67	$153.48 NOK1,510.35	+60.4%
Average			+27.7%

Cedar Rapids vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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