Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.6 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 96.6% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
|
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