Cost of living comparison
Norway is 6.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Norway instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 10.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£128.72
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.93
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.72
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.75
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£115.62
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.79
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.31
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.50
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.60
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.03
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.70
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.80
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.72
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£381.55
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£88.31
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.24
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.29
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£726.50
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£149.69
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
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