Cost of living comparison
Bergen is 14.9% more expensive than Manchester.
If you lived in Bergen instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$18.10
NOK196.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$13.99
NOK152.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.74
|
$2.93
NOK31.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.43
|
$2.45
NOK26.64
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
$3.04
NOK33.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.94
|
$7.19
NOK78.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£3.97
|
$7.57
NOK82.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
$3.62
NOK39.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.56
|
$6.37
NOK69.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.37
NOK14.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.63
|
$1.07
NOK11.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.25
NOK13.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.70
|
$1.76
NOK19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$1.20
NOK13.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.91
NOK9.90
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.14
|
$7.73
NOK84.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£71.27
|
$71.94
NOK782.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.74
|
$16.01
NOK174.07
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
$45.52
NOK495.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
$1,063.99
NOK11,570.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£680.73
|
$882.95
NOK9,601.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
$185.99
NOK2,022.59
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
$304.22
NOK3,308.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
$12,227.93
NOK132,973.83
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$10.48
NOK113.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.22
|
$4.17
NOK45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
$14.10
NOK153.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£29.82
|
$44.71
NOK486.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.91
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Manchester
|
Bergen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
$76.82
NOK835.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
$33.35
NOK362.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
$96.34
NOK1,047.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.05
|
$132.20
NOK1,437.67
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bergen or Manchester. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.