Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Svalbard instead of Norway, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK193.31
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.99
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.04
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.62
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.20
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.38
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.72
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.84
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.73
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.26
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.47
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.98
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.97
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.42
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK702.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK338,605.27
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK245.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK552.83
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,752.29
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,389.24
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,546.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,840.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,804.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK92.14
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.41
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK138.29
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK450.97
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK916.14
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK418.62
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,049.24
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,315.66
|
?? |
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