Cost of living comparison
Arendal is 47.2% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Arendal
- Groceries
-
pay 50.1% more in Arendal
- Transportation
-
pay 75.1% more in Arendal
- Housing
-
pay 33.5% more in Arendal
- Childcare
-
pay 26.6% less in Arendal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.3% more in Arendal
- Clothing
-
pay 16.0% more in Arendal
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Arendal are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Arendal.
If you lived in Arendal instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$16.35
NOK171.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$11.81
NOK123.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$3.03
NOK31.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$2.97
NOK31.13
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$2.72
NOK28.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$4.83
NOK50.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.79
|
$7.79
NOK81.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
$3.77
NOK39.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.50
|
$6.04
NOK63.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.28
NOK13.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.99
NOK10.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.17
NOK12.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.92
NOK20.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.92
NOK9.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$1.17
NOK12.25
|
|
pay 75.1% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
$7.08
NOK74.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.59
|
$93.77
NOK983.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,938.47
|
$31,887.27
NOK334,550.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.83
|
$24.48
NOK256.80
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.93
|
$54.49
NOK571.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€583.59
|
$968.76
NOK10,163.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€512.45
|
$696.29
NOK7,305.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€141.06
|
$136.67
NOK1,433.93
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€425.91
|
$287.60
NOK3,017.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,859.13
|
$9,082.10
NOK95,286.30
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$9.54
NOK100.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.41
|
$4.47
NOK46.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
$13.62
NOK142.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.39
|
$39.71
NOK416.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.87
|
$10.90
NOK114.34
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€79.18
|
$83.22
NOK873.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.24
|
$54.47
NOK571.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€86.21
|
$102.93
NOK1,079.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€106.10
|
$133.20
NOK1,397.53
|
|
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