Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 53.1% more expensive than Panama City.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
PAB10.00
|
$19.06
NOK209.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$11.43
NOK125.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
PAB1.73
|
$2.80
NOK30.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PAB1.34
|
$2.55
NOK28.15
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
PAB2.36
|
$3.33
NOK36.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
PAB4.56
|
$5.65
NOK62.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.17
PAB6.17
|
$7.54
NOK83.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
PAB2.20
|
$3.77
NOK41.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
PAB3.23
|
$5.90
NOK64.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
PAB1.43
|
$1.24
NOK13.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
PAB0.60
|
$0.90
NOK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
PAB1.36
|
$1.16
NOK12.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
PAB1.53
|
$1.62
NOK17.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
PAB0.89
|
$0.84
NOK9.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
$0.99
NOK10.94
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.18
PAB4.18
|
$7.99
NOK88.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$77.56
NOK854.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
$33,348.90
NOK367,424.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
PAB16.80
|
$20.96
NOK230.95
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.20
PAB50.20
|
$39.84
NOK438.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.91
PAB900.91
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,425.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$515.48
PAB515.48
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,504.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.33
PAB82.33
|
$157.33
NOK1,733.44
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$420.62
PAB420.62
|
$311.45
NOK3,431.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.71
PAB9,343.71
|
$7,586.53
NOK83,585.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
$9.53
NOK104.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
PAB3.51
|
$4.24
NOK46.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.78
PAB5.78
|
$14.29
NOK157.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
PAB42.79
|
$41.81
NOK460.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PAB6.00
|
$15.25
NOK167.97
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Panama City
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
PAB53.50
|
$78.58
NOK865.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
PAB41.33
|
$36.31
NOK400.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
PAB74.88
|
$97.89
NOK1,078.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.67
PAB90.67
|
$103.77
NOK1,143.26
|
|
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