Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$17.76
kr191.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$11.40
kr122.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$2.93
kr31.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$2.64
kr28.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$2.64
kr28.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$5.47
kr58.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$7.09
kr76.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$3.54
kr38.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$5.56
kr59.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$1.28
kr13.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.99
kr10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$1.26
kr13.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$1.66
kr17.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.92
kr9.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$1.02
kr10.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$7.56
kr81.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$69.76
kr750.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$32,415.05
kr348,662.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$21.33
kr229.42
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$50.38
kr541.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$954.57
kr10,267.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$754.37
kr8,114.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$157.28
kr1,691.73
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$315.96
kr3,398.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$4,907.04
kr52,781.14
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$8.74
kr94.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$4.01
kr43.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$13.22
kr142.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$41.00
kr441.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$12.96
kr139.42
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$78.39
kr843.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$42.70
kr459.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$99.39
kr1,069.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$127.08
kr1,366.85
|
|
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