Cost of living comparison
Norway is 27.0% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Norway instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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