Cost of living comparison
Norway is 70.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Poland, you would:
pay 81.5% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$18.51
NOK203.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$11.71
NOK128.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.99
NOK32.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$2.51
NOK27.56
|
|
pay 96.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$2.95
NOK32.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$5.22
NOK57.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$7.39
NOK81.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$3.72
NOK40.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$5.79
NOK63.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.31
NOK14.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.96
NOK10.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.24
NOK13.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.77
NOK19.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.93
NOK10.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$1.01
NOK11.10
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$7.55
NOK82.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$74.48
NOK817.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$33,686.16
NOK369,644.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$21.49
NOK235.83
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$50.62
NOK555.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,529.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$796.76
NOK8,743.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$132.58
NOK1,454.84
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$293.64
NOK3,222.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$7,459.17
NOK81,850.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$9.25
NOK101.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$4.58
NOK50.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$13.52
NOK148.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$43.22
NOK474.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$13.15
NOK144.34
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$82.76
NOK908.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$41.00
NOK449.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$92.09
NOK1,010.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$123.04
NOK1,350.12
|
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