Cost of living comparison
China is 24.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in China instead of Norway, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Norway
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Norway
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Norway
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Norway
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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