Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Oslo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK227.50
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK128.45
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK37.88
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK29.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK33.95
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK66.76
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK82.09
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK46.93
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK70.89
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK15.08
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.81
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK14.92
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK22.86
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.27
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK80.82
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK850.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK379,174.19
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK214.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK550.83
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK14,950.84
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK11,849.19
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,871.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,690.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK83,884.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK104.27
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK45.40
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK151.67
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK480.63
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK158.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Oslo
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,022.49
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK517.84
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,170.63
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,391.57
|
?? |
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