Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.3% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
|
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