Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 64.5% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
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