Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

United Kingdom

London vs. Kongsberg Cost of Living Summary

London is 40.8% more expensive than Kongsberg.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in London
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in London
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in London
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in London
Childcare: pay 10.7 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in London
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in London

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

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London vs. Kongsberg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Kongsberg, you would:

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Kongsberg	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.88 NOK196.87	$26.43 £19.83	+26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.66 NOK147.65	$10.57 £7.93	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.29 NOK40.48	$2.95 £2.22	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 NOK31.56	$2.16 £1.62	-35.6%
Average			-10.7%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Kongsberg	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.16 NOK29.75	$2.04 £1.53	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 NOK50.45	$6.36 £4.77	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.52 NOK89.71	$6.98 £5.24	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.89 NOK46.07	$5.01 £3.76	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.56 NOK52.46	$4.81 £3.61	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 NOK13.62	$1.40 £1.05	-3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.27	$0.63 £0.47	-47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 NOK14.51	$1.38 £1.03	-10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19 NOK20.69	$1.52 £1.14	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 NOK11.16	$0.74 £0.55	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 NOK10.72	$0.80 £0.60	-29.8%
Average			-21.6%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Kongsberg	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.71 NOK82.11	$7.95 £5.96	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.92 NOK876.06	$245.79 £184.41	+164.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,017.78 NOK453K	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 NOK250.02	$31.77 £23.84	+19.8%
Average			+17.4%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kongsberg	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.32 NOK521.50	$40.48 £30.38	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,057.14 NOK9,966.43	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	+168.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,044.09 NOK9,843.38	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	+119.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$239.53 NOK2,258.19	$284.00 £213.09	+18.6%
Average			+105.2%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 10.7 times more for childcare

	Kongsberg	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	+1113.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,758.73 NOK35,436.18	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	+851.3%
Average			+974.4%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kongsberg	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.69 NOK110.25	$9.25 £6.94	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 NOK47.99	$5.62 £4.22	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.75 NOK167.34	$23.46 £17.60	+32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.94 NOK433.11	$60.55 £45.43	+31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.84 NOK187.02	$17.84 £13.38	-10.1%
Average			+4.4%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Kongsberg	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.49 NOK853.09	$113.97 £85.51	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.94 NOK508.57	$53.96 £40.49
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	$125.54 £94.19	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	$162.46 £121.89	+4.1%
Average			+5.6%

Kongsberg vs. London - Cost of clothing

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