Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Longyearbyen instead of George Town, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
George Town
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
?? |
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