Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 43.5% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
|
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