Cost of living comparison

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Bath vs. Haugesund Cost of Living Summary

Bath is 74.3% more expensive than Haugesund.

Restaurants
pay 20.6% less in Bath
Groceries
pay 15.7% less in Bath
Transportation
pay 13.0% more in Bath
Housing
pay 19.2% more in Bath
Childcare
pay 6.4 times more in Bath
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.5% more in Bath
Clothing
pay 13.2% less in Bath

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bath are more expensive than in Haugesund. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bath. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bath.

Bath vs. Haugesund Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bath instead of Haugesund, you would:

pay 20.6% less for restaurants

 
Haugesund
Bath
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.95
NOK202.13
$20.03
£14.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.57
NOK130.90
$10.68
£7.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.09
NOK29.84
$2.54
£1.89

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

 
Haugesund
Bath
Bread
1 loaf
$3.31
NOK31.91
$1.63
£1.21
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.60
NOK54.02
$5.16
£3.84
Milk (1 gallon) $7.99
NOK77.12
$6.98
£5.19

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

 
Haugesund
Bath
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.12
NOK78.32
$7.18
£5.34
Monthly public transit pass $65.35
NOK630.46
$115.51
£85.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,920.78
NOK337K
$37,772.71
£28,085.90

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pay 19.2% more for housing

 
Haugesund
Bath
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.86
NOK519.58
$46.29
£34.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,611.34
NOK15,544.96
$1,730.50
£1,286.71
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,071.57
NOK10,337.64
$1,298.04
£965.16

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

 
Haugesund
Bath
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $246.77
NOK2,380.67
$1,752.76
£1,303.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,843.55
NOK27,432.29
$16,025.19
£11,915.53

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Haugesund
Bath
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.48
NOK101.07
$8.01
£5.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.56
NOK44.04
$4.80
£3.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.46
NOK149.19
$19.20
£14.27

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

 
Haugesund
Bath
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.42
NOK785.43
$83.60
£62.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.49
NOK535.29
$49.60
£36.88
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.06
NOK897.73
$90.81
£67.52

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