Cost of living comparison
Arendal is 2.1 times more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Arendal
- Groceries
-
pay 84.7% more in Arendal
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Arendal
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Arendal
- Childcare
-
pay 13.0% more in Arendal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 97.2% more in Arendal
- Clothing
-
pay 44.4% more in Arendal
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Arendal are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Arendal.
If you lived in Arendal instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.35
NOK171.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$11.81
NOK123.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$3.03
NOK31.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$2.97
NOK31.13
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.72
NOK28.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.83
NOK50.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.79
NOK81.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.77
NOK39.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$6.04
NOK63.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.28
NOK13.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.99
NOK10.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.17
NOK12.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.92
NOK20.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.92
NOK9.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.17
NOK12.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$7.08
NOK74.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$93.77
NOK983.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$31,887.27
NOK334,550.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$24.48
NOK256.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$54.49
NOK571.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$968.76
NOK10,163.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$696.29
NOK7,305.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$136.67
NOK1,433.93
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$287.60
NOK3,017.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$9,082.10
NOK95,286.30
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$9.54
NOK100.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$4.47
NOK46.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$13.62
NOK142.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$39.71
NOK416.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.90
NOK114.34
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Arendal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$83.22
NOK873.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$54.47
NOK571.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$102.93
NOK1,079.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$133.20
NOK1,397.53
|
|
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