Cost of living comparison
Norway is 47.3% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Norway instead of Palau, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
Palau
|
Norway
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Palau
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
|
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