Cost of living comparison
Norway is 32.2% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Norway
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
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