Cost of living comparison

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Kristiansand vs. Long Island Cost of Living Summary

Kristiansand is 7.1% more expensive than Long Island.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Kristiansand
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Kristiansand
Transportation: pay 39.2% more in Kristiansand
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Kristiansand
Childcare: pay 60.3% less in Kristiansand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Kristiansand
Clothing: pay 64.2% more in Kristiansand

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Kristiansand are more expensive than in Long Island. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Kristiansand.

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Kristiansand vs. Long Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kristiansand instead of Long Island, you would:

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$24.94 NOK245.47	+38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$14.72 NOK144.83	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28	$3.11 NOK30.63	+36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.27 NOK22.34	+30.5%
Average			+29.7%

Long Island vs. Kristiansand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Bread 1 loaf	$4.05	$3.25 NOK31.98	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73	$5.62 NOK55.31	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62	$7.93 NOK78.05	+71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17	$4.20 NOK41.31	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.62	$6.29 NOK61.91	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.87	$1.59 NOK15.67	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07	$1.03 NOK10.10	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.49 NOK14.70	-30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.83 NOK18.04	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25	$1.00 NOK9.87	-19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.97 NOK9.58	-35.6%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 39.2% more for transportation

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.30	$8.00 NOK78.75	+142.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$129.50	$66.75 NOK656.87	-48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,000.00	$34,920.78 NOK344K	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.40	$22.75 NOK223.87	+17.2%
Average			+39.2%

Long Island vs. Kristiansand - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.25	$37.39 NOK367.96	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,325.00	$997.74 NOK9,818.73	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,250.00	$873.02 NOK8,591.39	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.54	$164.64 NOK1,620.24	+59.0%
Average			-23.5%

Long Island vs. Kristiansand - Cost of housing

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pay 60.3% less for childcare

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,250.00	$249.67 NOK2,457.02	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,666.67	$16,158.34 NOK159K	-31.7%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$8.98 NOK88.37	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$4.79 NOK47.13	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.98	$15.96 NOK157.10	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.00	$40.87 NOK402.24	+20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$14.72 NOK144.83	-13.4%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 64.2% more for clothing

	Long Island	Kristiansand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$102.33 NOK1,007.01	+241.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.33	$46.56 NOK458.21	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.33	$98.08 NOK965.18	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.67	$149.66 NOK1,472.81	+13.7%
Average			+64.2%

Long Island vs. Kristiansand - Cost of clothing

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