Cost of living comparison
George Town is 87.0% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in George Town instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Oslo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
|
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