Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Oslo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oslo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
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