Cost of living comparison
United States is 31.2% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in United States instead of Norway, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Norway
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr193.58
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr124.26
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr31.90
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr28.80
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Norway
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr28.79
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr59.66
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr77.30
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.56
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr60.58
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr13.94
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.81
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.78
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.06
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.02
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.07
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Norway
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr82.46
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr760.37
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr353,333.77
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr232.49
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 39.7% more for housing
Norway
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr549.16
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,405.10
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,222.84
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,714.39
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Norway
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,444.01
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr53,488.25
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr95.26
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr43.75
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr144.10
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr446.93
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr141.29
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr854.53
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr465.50
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,083.39
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,385.16
|
$109.59
|
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