Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.4% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Norway instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.37
|
$17.76
NOK192.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$11.40
NOK123.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$2.93
NOK31.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.64
NOK28.65
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$2.64
NOK28.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$5.47
NOK59.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$7.09
NOK76.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$3.54
NOK38.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$5.56
NOK60.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.28
NOK13.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.99
NOK10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.26
NOK13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.66
NOK17.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.92
NOK9.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.02
NOK11.01
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$7.56
NOK82.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$69.76
NOK756.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$32,415.05
NOK351,470.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$21.33
NOK231.27
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$50.38
NOK546.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$954.57
NOK10,350.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$754.37
NOK8,179.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$157.28
NOK1,705.35
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$315.96
NOK3,425.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,206.18
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$8.74
NOK94.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$4.01
NOK43.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$13.22
NOK143.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$12.96
NOK140.55
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$78.39
NOK850.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$42.70
NOK463.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$99.39
NOK1,077.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$127.08
NOK1,377.85
|
|
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