Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Norway

Oslo vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.0 times more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 97.3% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 97.3% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Oslo

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Oslo are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Oslo. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 97.3% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	$20.88 NOK196.87	+88.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	$15.66 NOK147.65	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 AMD449.99	$4.29 NOK40.48	+245.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 AMD266.77	$3.35 NOK31.56	+354.3%
Average			+97.3%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Yerevan	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 AMD361.76	$4.16 NOK39.22	+316.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	$7.40 NOK69.77	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	$9.52 NOK89.71	+49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	$5.92 NOK55.83	+109.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	$7.01 NOK66.11	+97.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 AMD250.10	$1.50 NOK14.16	+117.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD296.61	$1.20 NOK11.27	+45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 AMD325.79	$1.57 NOK14.82	+74.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 AMD422.36	$2.66 NOK25.12	+128.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD117.59	$1.22 NOK11.51	+275.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD111.58	$1.29 NOK12.20	+320.0%
Average			+127.8%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	$9.05 NOK85.31	+49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	$81.23 NOK765.82	+225.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AMD13M	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	$26.52 NOK250.02	+347.9%
Average			+97.3%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Yerevan	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	$55.32 NOK521.50	+128.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$908.70 AMD329K	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+123.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.03 AMD228K	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+148.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+229.3%
Average			+147.1%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.81 AMD135K	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,250.15 AMD4M	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+51.2%
Average			-2.3%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$11.69 NOK110.25	+321.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	$5.92 NOK55.85	+54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$18.79 NOK177.18	+576.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	$58.98 NOK556.03	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	$19.84 NOK187.02	+138.1%
Average			+107.3%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	$100.13 NOK943.98	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	$59.75 NOK563.26	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	-5.7%
Average			-3.4%

Yerevan vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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