Cost of living comparison
Norway is 55.1% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 6.1% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 20.8% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 78.2% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 18.4% more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 14.9% more in Norway
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$18.52
NOK199.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$12.17
NOK131.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.88
NOK30.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$2.70
NOK29.09
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$3.03
NOK32.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.10
NOK54.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.41
NOK79.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.71
NOK39.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.92
NOK63.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.32
NOK14.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.98
NOK10.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.29
NOK13.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.82
NOK19.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.96
NOK10.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.05
NOK11.34
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.32
NOK78.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.29
NOK724.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK349,294.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.50
NOK253.00
|
|
pay 78.2% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$52.97
NOK570.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,091.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$803.77
NOK8,654.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$148.13
NOK1,594.93
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$272.16
NOK2,930.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,113.04
NOK65,818.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$8.83
NOK95.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.64
NOK49.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.25
NOK142.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$43.21
NOK465.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$13.55
NOK145.93
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$87.77
NOK945.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$40.11
NOK431.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$100.53
NOK1,082.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$126.05
NOK1,357.19
|
|
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