Cost of living comparison
Norway is 54.4% more expensive than San Marino overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.1% more in Norway
- Groceries
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pay 59.9% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 42.4% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 86.4% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 4.1% less in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 10.8% more in Norway
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in San Marino. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Norway.
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
€13.59
|
$18.52
NOK212.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.96
|
$12.17
NOK139.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.55
|
$2.88
NOK33.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.24
|
$2.70
NOK31.01
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.57
|
$3.03
NOK34.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.27
|
$5.10
NOK58.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.86
|
$7.41
NOK85.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.09
|
$3.71
NOK42.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.79
|
$5.92
NOK67.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.77
|
$1.32
NOK15.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.98
NOK11.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$1.29
NOK14.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$1.82
NOK20.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.96
NOK10.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.53
|
$1.05
NOK12.08
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€6.03
|
$7.32
NOK84.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€32.40
|
$67.29
NOK772.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,471.03
|
$32,441.53
NOK372,292.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€21.22
|
$23.50
NOK269.66
|
|
pay 86.4% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€31.09
|
$52.97
NOK607.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€496.45
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,822.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€496.45
|
$803.77
NOK9,223.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€65.94
|
$148.13
NOK1,699.94
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€341.42
|
$272.16
NOK3,123.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,225.82
|
$6,113.04
NOK70,152.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.18
|
$8.83
NOK101.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.44
|
$4.64
NOK53.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.62
|
$13.25
NOK152.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€67.94
|
$43.21
NOK495.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.79
|
$13.55
NOK155.53
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€99.29
|
$87.77
NOK1,007.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€31.35
|
$40.11
NOK460.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€104.52
|
$100.53
NOK1,153.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€88.84
|
$126.05
NOK1,446.55
|
|
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