Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.4 times more expensive than Avarua.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$21.80
NOK241.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.35
|
$12.31
NOK136.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.09
|
$3.63
NOK40.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.07
|
$2.81
NOK31.15
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.04
|
$3.25
NOK36.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.24
|
$6.40
NOK70.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.62
|
$7.87
NOK87.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.70
|
$4.50
NOK49.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.50
|
$6.79
NOK75.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$1.44
NOK15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
$1.04
NOK11.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.79
|
$1.43
NOK15.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.43
|
$2.19
NOK24.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$1.08
NOK11.96
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.86
|
$1.04
NOK11.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.74
NOK85.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK902.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,328.41
NOK402,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.53
NOK227.27
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.77
NOK584.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$266.13
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,860.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$266.13
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,570.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$156.55
|
$179.32
NOK1,985.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.78
NOK2,854.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,036.90
NOK88,989.43
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.68
|
$9.99
NOK110.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.14
|
$4.35
NOK48.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.53
NOK160.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.05
NOK509.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK168.44
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.64
|
$97.96
NOK1,084.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.61
NOK549.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.16
NOK1,241.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.90
|
$133.33
NOK1,476.26
|
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