Cost of living comparison
Norway is 27.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Norway instead of Italy, you would:
pay 46.6% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Italy
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
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