Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Switzerland

Nyon vs. Drammen Cost of Living Summary

Nyon is 43.5% more expensive than Drammen.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Nyon
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in Nyon
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Nyon
Housing: pay 79.0% more in Nyon
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Nyon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% more in Nyon
Clothing: pay 20.8% more in Nyon

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Nyon are more expensive than in Drammen. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Nyon.

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Nyon vs. Drammen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nyon instead of Drammen, you would:

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Drammen	Nyon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.83 NOK191.81	$28.80 CHF23.73	+38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.91 NOK100.47	$18.60 CHF15.32	+70.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.97 NOK36.54	$4.96 CHF4.09	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 NOK17.95	$4.11 CHF3.38	+110.8%
Average			+53.6%

Drammen vs. Nyon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	Drammen	Nyon
Bread 1 loaf	$4.16 NOK38.31	$3.36 CHF2.77	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 NOK62.49	$12.12 CHF9.98	+78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.52 NOK87.62	$8.46 CHF6.97	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 NOK43.27	$7.71 CHF6.35	+64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.01 NOK64.58	$13.02 CHF10.72	+85.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK13.83	$1.57 CHF1.29	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.01	$0.91 CHF0.75	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 NOK14.48	$1.21 CHF1.00	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.66 NOK24.54	$2.15 CHF1.77	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 NOK11.24	$0.72 CHF0.60	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK11.92	$0.93 CHF0.77	-28.1%
Average			-1.8%

Drammen vs. Nyon - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Drammen	Nyon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.48 NOK78.08	$8.82 CHF7.27	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.92 NOK855.69	$120.00 CHF98.86	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,890.72 NOK413K	$39,358.98 CHF32,425.54	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 NOK244.21	$38.17 CHF31.45	+43.9%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 79.0% more for housing

	Drammen	Nyon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 NOK480.73	$58.13 CHF47.89	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,322.52 NOK12,178.39	$2,579.93 CHF2,125.45	+95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$991.89 NOK9,133.79	$2,119.94 CHF1,746.50	+113.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.61 NOK1,838.07	$207.74 CHF171.14	+4.1%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Drammen	Nyon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.44 NOK2,168.07	$3,125.25 CHF2,574.71	+1227.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,500.12 NOK143K	$35,161.67 CHF28,967.63	+126.8%
Average			+448.7%

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Drammen	Nyon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.38 NOK104.80	$9.60 CHF7.91	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 NOK46.47	$6.40 CHF5.27	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.65 NOK153.35	$10.80 CHF8.90	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.61 NOK733.11	$102.00 CHF84.03	+28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.75 NOK163.45	$24.00 CHF19.77	+35.2%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

	Drammen	Nyon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.13 NOK922.03	$139.98 CHF115.32	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.75 NOK550.16	$60.81 CHF50.10	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.77 NOK1,185.79	$155.71 CHF128.28	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.65 NOK1,378.08	$185.30 CHF152.66	+23.8%
Average			+20.8%

Drammen vs. Nyon - Cost of clothing

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