Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 1.8% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.8% more in Oslo
- Groceries
-
pay 41.6% less in Oslo
- Transportation
-
pay 33.5% more in Oslo
- Housing
-
pay 21.3% less in Oslo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% more in Oslo
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Oslo are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Oslo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$21.80
NOK230.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$12.31
NOK130.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$3.63
NOK38.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.81
NOK29.74
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.25
NOK34.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.40
NOK67.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$7.87
NOK83.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$4.50
NOK47.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.79
NOK71.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NOK15.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
NOK10.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
NOK15.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
NOK23.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
NOK11.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
NOK10.99
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.74
NOK81.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK861.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,328.41
NOK384,040.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.53
NOK216.98
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$52.77
NOK557.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,142.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,001.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$179.32
NOK1,895.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.78
NOK2,725.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,036.90
NOK84,960.89
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$9.99
NOK105.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.35
NOK45.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.53
NOK153.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.05
NOK486.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK160.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.96
NOK1,035.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.61
NOK524.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.16
NOK1,185.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.33
NOK1,409.43
|
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