Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 54.6% more expensive than Majuro.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.7% more in Oslo
- Groceries
-
pay 32.3% less in Oslo
- Transportation
-
pay 50.6% more in Oslo
- Housing
-
pay 21.4% more in Oslo
- Childcare
-
pay 98.5% more in Oslo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.0% more in Oslo
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Oslo
The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Oslo are more expensive than in Majuro. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Oslo.
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
NOK232.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.31
NOK131.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$3.63
NOK38.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.81
NOK29.98
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$3.25
NOK34.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$6.40
NOK68.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.87
NOK83.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$4.50
NOK47.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$6.79
NOK72.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.44
NOK15.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.04
NOK11.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$1.43
NOK15.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$2.19
NOK23.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.08
NOK11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.04
NOK11.08
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.74
NOK82.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK868.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$36,328.41
NOK387,126.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$20.53
NOK218.73
|
|
pay 21.4% more for housing
|
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$52.77
NOK562.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,264.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,097.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$179.32
NOK1,910.89
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$257.78
NOK2,746.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$8,036.90
NOK85,643.56
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$9.99
NOK106.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$4.35
NOK46.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.53
NOK154.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$46.05
NOK490.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK162.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$97.96
NOK1,043.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$49.61
NOK528.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$112.16
NOK1,195.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$133.33
NOK1,420.75
|
|
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