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
£35.97
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
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