Cost of living comparison
Germany is 1.5% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Germany instead of Norway, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr191.02
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr122.62
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr31.47
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr28.42
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr28.41
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr58.87
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr76.28
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.05
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr59.78
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr13.76
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.66
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.60
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr17.82
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr9.89
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr10.92
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr81.37
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr750.31
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr348,662.76
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr229.42
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr541.90
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,267.55
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,114.14
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,691.73
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,398.48
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr52,781.14
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr94.00
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr43.17
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr142.19
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr441.02
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr139.42
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr843.23
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr459.34
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,069.07
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,366.85
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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