Cost of living comparison
Norway is 61.5% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Norway instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
|
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