Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.5 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Oslo instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 97.8% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
St. George's
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
|
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