Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 85.8% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
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