Cost of living comparison
Norway is 54.4% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Norway instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 74.1% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.94
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.89
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.88
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 86.4% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€336.06
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.87
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.69
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.44
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
|
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