Cost of living comparison
Norway is 42.0% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Norway instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€34.34
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.32
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.40
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.80
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€8.18
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.26
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€8.01
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.34
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.77
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.92
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€8.23
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€28.21
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€46,621.89
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€105.20
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,915.83
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,250.98
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€277.30
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,617.28
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€27,888.01
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.64
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.43
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€485.98
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€184.35
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€71.28
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€192.87
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€423.85
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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