Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Longyearbyen instead of Victoria, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Victoria
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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