Cost of living comparison
Norway is 79.9% more expensive than El Salvador overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 2.7 times more in Norway
- Groceries
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pay 31.3% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 84.0% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 67.9% more in Norway
- Childcare
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pay 38.1% more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.7 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9% more in Norway
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and groceries in Norway are more expensive than in El Salvador. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.60
|
$18.52
NOK188.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.37
|
$12.17
NOK123.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.38
|
$2.88
NOK29.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$2.70
NOK27.53
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.54
|
$3.03
NOK30.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
$5.10
NOK51.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.82
|
$7.41
NOK75.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.46
|
$3.71
NOK37.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.48
|
$5.92
NOK60.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$1.32
NOK13.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.98
NOK10.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$1.29
NOK13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
$1.82
NOK18.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.96
NOK9.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$1.05
NOK10.73
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.22
|
$7.32
NOK74.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.93
|
$67.29
NOK685.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,835.30
|
$32,441.53
NOK330,504.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.47
|
$23.50
NOK239.39
|
|
pay 67.9% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.61
|
$52.97
NOK539.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,709.62
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,495.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,057.48
|
$803.77
NOK8,188.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC603.55
|
$148.13
NOK1,509.13
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,401.96
|
$272.16
NOK2,772.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,211.64
|
$6,113.04
NOK62,277.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
$8.83
NOK89.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.69
|
$4.64
NOK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$13.25
NOK134.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.34
|
$43.21
NOK440.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.65
|
$13.55
NOK138.08
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.01
|
$87.77
NOK894.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.59
|
$40.11
NOK408.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC980.87
|
$100.53
NOK1,024.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.55
|
$126.05
NOK1,284.18
|
|
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