Cost of living comparison

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Baerum vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Baerum is 21.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% more in Baerum
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Baerum
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Baerum
Housing: pay 8.2% more in Baerum
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Baerum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.5% more in Baerum
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Baerum

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

Baerum vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baerum instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 40.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	Baerum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$24.94 NOK252.10	+42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$14.72 NOK148.74	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$3.11 NOK31.46	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.27 NOK22.94	+69.5%
Average			+40.5%

Rome vs. Baerum - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Rome	Baerum
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$3.49 NOK35.29	+57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$5.62 NOK56.81	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$8.43 NOK85.23	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$5.06 NOK51.12	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$7.24 NOK73.18	+31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.59 NOK16.09	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.03 NOK10.37	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.49 NOK15.09	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.83 NOK18.52	+27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.00 NOK10.14	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.97 NOK9.83	-0.6%
Average			+17.2%

Rome vs. Baerum - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Baerum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$8.01 NOK80.94	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$26,938.89 NOK272,265.96	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$22.75 NOK229.91	+14.6%
Average			+3.8%

Rome vs. Baerum - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Rome	Baerum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$37.39 NOK377.90	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$1,197.28 NOK12,100.71	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$897.96 NOK9,075.53	-3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$233.70 NOK2,361.99	+36.1%
Average			+8.2%

Rome vs. Baerum - Cost of housing

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Baerum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$249.67 NOK2,523.38	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$16,158.34 NOK163,309.16	+47.5%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Baerum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$8.98 NOK90.76	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$4.79 NOK48.40	+137.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$15.96 NOK161.34	+122.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$49.89 NOK504.20	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$14.97 NOK151.26	+28.1%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Rome	Baerum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$102.33 NOK1,034.21	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$46.56 NOK470.58	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$98.08 NOK991.25	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$149.66 NOK1,512.59	+28.1%
Average			+21.8%

Rome vs. Baerum - Cost of clothing

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