Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.4 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 47.6% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
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