Cost of living comparison

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

compared to

Oslo, Norway

Oslo vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 75.0% more expensive than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 90.4% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Oslo
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 39.3% more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Oslo

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Oslo are more expensive than in Kingstown. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Oslo. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

Oslo vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Kingstown, you would:

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pay 90.4% more for restaurants

	Kingstown	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$21.80 NOK228.27	+194.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.31 NOK128.88	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.63 NOK38.01	+96.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 EC$4.75	$2.81 NOK29.46	+60.1%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Kingstown	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.25 NOK34.06	+75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.26 EC$19.61	$6.40 NOK66.99	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$7.87 NOK82.37	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$4.50 NOK47.09	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$6.79 NOK71.12	+242.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.76 EC$10.17	$1.44 NOK15.13	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$1.04 NOK10.85	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.18 EC$11.30	$1.43 NOK14.97	-65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.19 NOK22.94	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 EC$4.31	$1.08 NOK11.31	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 EC$3.33	$1.04 NOK10.89	-15.6%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.57 EC$39.38	$7.74 NOK81.10	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.20 EC$160.00	$81.47 NOK853.16	+37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	$36,328.41 NOK380,449.39	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.98 EC$67.50	$20.53 NOK214.95	-17.8%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Kingstown	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$52.77 NOK552.68	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.02 EC$800.00	$1,432.43 NOK15,001.12	+383.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$296.02 EC$800.00	$1,135.26 NOK11,889.04	+283.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.74 EC$191.18	$179.32 NOK1,877.94	+153.5%
Average			+204.0%

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pay 39.3% more for childcare

	Kingstown	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$257.78 NOK2,699.61	+39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,036.90 NOK84,166.50
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$9.99 NOK104.62	+440.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 EC$7.33	$4.35 NOK45.55	+60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 EC$12.00	$14.53 NOK152.18	+227.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$46.05 NOK482.25	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$15.21 NOK159.31	+174.1%
Average			+185.2%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Kingstown	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.76 EC$275.00	$97.96 NOK1,025.93	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.25 EC$225.00	$49.61 NOK519.58	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$112.16 NOK1,174.56	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$133.33 NOK1,396.25	+31.0%
Average			-3.0%

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