Cost of living comparison
Norway is 56.0% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.73
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.98
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 91.3% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.86
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,820.60
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.99
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 76.9% more for housing
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.42
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.07
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€320.95
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.46
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.10
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,743.55
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.90
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.82
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.31
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.04
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.59
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.63
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
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