Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Norway

Arendal vs. Oeiras Cost of Living Summary

Arendal is 29.0% more expensive than Oeiras.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Arendal
Groceries: pay 71.8% more in Arendal
Transportation: pay 45.0% more in Arendal
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Arendal
Childcare: pay 9.4% less in Arendal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Arendal
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in Arendal

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Arendal are more expensive than in Oeiras.

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Arendal vs. Oeiras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Arendal instead of Oeiras, you would:

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Oeiras	Arendal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$19.84 NOK187.02	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$15.66 NOK147.65	+39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$3.58 NOK33.80	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.56	$3.24 NOK30.51	+85.0%
Average			+38.5%

Oeiras vs. Arendal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.8% more for groceries

	Oeiras	Arendal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$3.55 NOK33.50	+187.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €6.41	$7.28 NOK68.63	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.55	$9.02 NOK85.07	+126.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53 €3.14	$4.81 NOK45.38	+36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.43 €3.05	$6.63 NOK62.51	+93.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.19	$1.60 NOK15.09	+20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$1.23 NOK11.61	+100.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$1.57 NOK14.77	+93.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$2.18 NOK20.58	+87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$1.14 NOK10.79	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$1.37 NOK12.95	+82.3%
Average			+71.8%

Oeiras vs. Arendal - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

	Oeiras	Arendal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.00 €7.12	$8.46 NOK79.72	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$90.31 NOK851.45	+101.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.91 €8.82	$19.94 NOK188.01	+101.2%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Oeiras	Arendal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.23	$78.31 NOK738.25	+123.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,455.66 €1,295.59	$1,113.70 NOK10,499.61	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,157.06 €1,029.83	$1,044.09 NOK9,843.38	-9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €74.80	$189.96 NOK1,790.89	+126.0%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 9.4% less for childcare

	Oeiras	Arendal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.49 €428.54	$319.19 NOK3,009.26	-33.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,364.94 €10,115.21	$14,072.86 NOK133K	+23.8%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Oeiras	Arendal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$11.49 NOK108.28	+241.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.24	$5.46 NOK51.43	+116.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.82 €5.18	$17.37 NOK163.79	+198.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.48 €51.16	$36.49 NOK344.03	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$15.66 NOK147.65	+86.5%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Oeiras	Arendal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.41	$125.22 NOK1,180.55	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.86	$43.85 NOK413.42	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.24 €96.34	$125.29 NOK1,181.21	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.16 €134.54	$200.42 NOK1,889.54	+32.6%
Average			+21.7%

Oeiras vs. Arendal - Cost of clothing

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