Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 54.6% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 60.7% more for restaurants
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
|
pay 21.4% more for housing
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
|
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