Cost of living comparison
Norway is 47.3% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.0% more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 30.4% less in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 47.0% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 9.9% less in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% less in Norway
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Norway are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Norway. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Palau, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$18.52
NOK194.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.17
NOK127.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.88
NOK30.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$2.70
NOK28.35
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$3.03
NOK31.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.10
NOK53.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$7.41
NOK77.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.71
NOK38.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.92
NOK62.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.32
NOK13.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.98
NOK10.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.29
NOK13.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.82
NOK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.96
NOK10.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.05
NOK11.05
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.32
NOK76.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.29
NOK705.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK340,365.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.50
NOK246.54
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$52.97
NOK555.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,808.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$803.77
NOK8,432.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$148.13
NOK1,554.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$272.16
NOK2,855.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,113.04
NOK64,135.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$8.83
NOK92.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$4.64
NOK48.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$13.25
NOK139.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$43.21
NOK453.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.55
NOK142.20
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$87.77
NOK920.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$40.11
NOK420.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$100.53
NOK1,054.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$126.05
NOK1,322.50
|
|
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