Cost of living comparison
Arendal is 32.1% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.9% more in Arendal
- Groceries
-
pay 25.4% more in Arendal
- Transportation
-
pay 52.7% more in Arendal
- Housing
-
pay 10.0% more in Arendal
- Childcare
-
pay 28.4% less in Arendal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.4% more in Arendal
- Clothing
-
pay 42.0% more in Arendal
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Arendal are more expensive than in Rome.
If you lived in Arendal instead of Rome, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$16.35
NOK164.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$11.81
NOK119.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.90
|
$3.03
NOK30.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$2.97
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
$2.72
NOK27.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.94
|
$4.83
NOK48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.26
|
$7.79
NOK78.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
$3.77
NOK38.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$6.04
NOK60.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$1.28
NOK12.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.78
|
$0.99
NOK9.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.17
NOK11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$1.92
NOK19.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.92
NOK9.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$1.17
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.07
|
$7.08
NOK71.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€31.85
|
$93.77
NOK945.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
$31,887.27
NOK321,627.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$24.48
NOK246.88
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
$54.49
NOK549.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
$968.76
NOK9,771.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€647.86
|
$696.29
NOK7,023.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
$136.67
NOK1,378.54
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€431.99
|
$287.60
NOK2,900.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
$9,082.10
NOK91,605.73
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$9.54
NOK96.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.30
|
$4.47
NOK45.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$13.62
NOK137.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.51
|
$39.71
NOK400.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
$10.90
NOK109.93
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Rome
|
Arendal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
$83.22
NOK839.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
$54.47
NOK549.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
$102.93
NOK1,038.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€86.87
|
$133.20
NOK1,343.55
|
|
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