Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 0.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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