Cost of living comparison
Norway is 6.5% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in Norway instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
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