Cost of living comparison
Norway is 52.8% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
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