Cost of living comparison
Norway is 4.8% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Norway instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 28.8% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$17.76
kr193.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$11.40
kr124.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.93
kr31.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$2.64
kr28.80
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$2.64
kr28.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$5.47
kr59.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$7.09
kr77.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$3.54
kr38.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$5.56
kr60.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$1.28
kr13.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.99
kr10.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.26
kr13.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$1.66
kr18.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.92
kr10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.02
kr11.07
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$7.56
kr82.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
$69.76
kr760.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$32,415.05
kr353,333.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$21.33
kr232.49
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$50.38
kr549.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$954.57
kr10,405.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$754.37
kr8,222.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$157.28
kr1,714.39
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$315.96
kr3,444.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$4,907.04
kr53,488.25
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$8.74
kr95.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$4.01
kr43.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$13.22
kr144.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$41.00
kr446.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$12.96
kr141.29
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$78.39
kr854.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$42.70
kr465.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$99.39
kr1,083.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$127.08
kr1,385.16
|
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