Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 6.9% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
?? | |
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
?? | |
pay 10.8% more for housing
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oslo
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
?? |
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