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Norway

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Rome vs. Halden Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 14.2% cheaper than Halden.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% less in Rome
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Rome
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Rome
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Rome
Childcare: pay 50.0% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Rome
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Rome

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Rome.

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Rome vs. Halden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Halden, you would:

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pay 20.8% less for restaurants

	Halden	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.88 NOK199.56	$16.80 €14.99	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 NOK119.73	$11.20 €9.99	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.65 NOK34.92	$2.96 €2.64	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 NOK29.93	$1.48 €1.32	-52.7%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Halden	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$4.16 NOK39.76	$2.22 €1.99	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.40 NOK70.73	$7.42 €6.63	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 NOK86.87	$6.49 €5.79	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.76 NOK45.50	$4.66 €4.16	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.87 NOK65.63	$5.66 €5.05	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK14.35	$1.17 €1.05	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.42	$1.05 €0.94	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 NOK15.03	$1.09 €0.97	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 NOK17.20	$1.07 €0.96	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 NOK11.31	$0.64 €0.57	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK12.37	$0.72 €0.64	-44.6%
Average			-28.1%

Halden vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Halden	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.17 NOK78.09	$8.04 €7.18	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.85 NOK419.07	$39.19 €34.98	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,017.78 NOK459K	$35,551.60 €31,734.00	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 NOK253.44	$20.16 €17.99	-24.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Halden	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.32 NOK528.63	$31.87 €28.44	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$939.68 NOK8,980.08	$1,208.81 €1,079.00	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$835.27 NOK7,982.29	$873.39 €779.61	+4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$318.93 NOK3,047.85	$157.13 €140.26	-50.7%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 50.0% more for childcare

	Halden	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.44 NOK2,250.01	$487.21 €434.89	+106.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,500.12 NOK148K	$16,862.20 €15,051.50	+8.8%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Halden	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.23 NOK97.78	$5.60 €5.00	-45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.70 NOK44.90	$2.07 €1.85	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.14 NOK144.68	$7.28 €6.50	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.81 NOK533.32	$65.43 €58.41	+17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.18 NOK154.66	$11.20 €9.99	-30.8%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Halden	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.19 NOK947.90	$71.31 €63.65	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.75 NOK570.96	$36.31 €32.41	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.59 NOK1,267.09	$83.63 €74.65	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.29 NOK1,197.34	$123.17 €109.94	-1.7%
Average			-27.9%

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