Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Oslo instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$21.80
NOK228.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.31
NOK128.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.63
NOK38.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.81
NOK29.46
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.25
NOK34.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.40
NOK66.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.87
NOK82.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.50
NOK47.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.79
NOK71.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NOK15.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
NOK10.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
NOK14.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
NOK22.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
NOK11.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
NOK10.89
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.74
NOK81.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK853.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,328.41
NOK380,449.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.53
NOK214.95
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.77
NOK552.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,432.43
NOK15,001.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,135.26
NOK11,889.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$179.32
NOK1,877.94
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.78
NOK2,699.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,036.90
NOK84,166.50
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$9.99
NOK104.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.35
NOK45.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.53
NOK152.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.05
NOK482.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK159.31
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.96
NOK1,025.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.61
NOK519.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.16
NOK1,174.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.33
NOK1,396.25
|
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