Cost of living comparison

London, United Kingdom

compared to

Haugesund, Norway

Haugesund vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Haugesund is 24.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Haugesund
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Haugesund
Transportation: pay 33.3% less in Haugesund
Housing: pay 28.8% less in Haugesund
Childcare: pay 89.1% less in Haugesund
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Haugesund
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Haugesund

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Haugesund are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Haugesund.

Haugesund vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haugesund instead of London, you would:

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	London	Haugesund
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.19	$16.48 NOK168.43	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.68	$10.90 NOK111.36	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.83	$2.87 NOK29.36	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.37	$2.46 NOK25.14	+33.0%
Average			+4.8%

London vs. Haugesund - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	London	Haugesund
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.54	$2.95 NOK30.16	+42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.19	$4.96 NOK50.69	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.69	$6.46 NOK66.04	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.30	$3.30 NOK33.69	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.16	$5.75 NOK58.79	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.16	$1.00 NOK10.23	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$0.86 NOK8.80	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$1.20 NOK12.29	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.33	$1.23 NOK12.59	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.51	$1.02 NOK10.42	+48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.52	$1.00 NOK10.26	+43.1%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

	London	Haugesund
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.49	$7.35 NOK75.12	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £191.90	$55.85 NOK570.73	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £27,140.15	$34,511.99 NOK352,643.55	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £26.20	$18.04 NOK184.30	-48.8%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 28.8% less for housing

	London	Haugesund
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £30.93	$53.72 NOK548.92	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,105.81	$1,406.21 NOK14,368.68	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,533.21	$903.67 NOK9,233.69	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £196.06	$164.71 NOK1,682.99	-37.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 89.1% less for childcare

	London	Haugesund
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,733.71	$293.65 NOK3,000.56	-87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £20,722.08	$2,588.40 NOK26,448.27	-90.7%
Average			-89.1%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Haugesund
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.14	$9.54 NOK97.44	+15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.57	$4.33 NOK44.24	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £14.68	$14.44 NOK147.55	-26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £48.78	$39.49 NOK403.50	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £11.99	$14.53 NOK148.48	-10.0%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	London	Haugesund
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £72.02	$83.24 NOK850.57	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £37.55	$46.15 NOK471.58	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £85.34	$70.36 NOK718.98	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £100.57	$134.72 NOK1,376.55	-0.5%
Average			-15.5%

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