Cost of living comparison
Norway is 39.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Norway instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.33
|
$18.52
NOK206.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.39
|
$12.17
NOK135.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.32
|
$2.88
NOK32.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.09
|
$2.70
NOK30.14
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.19
|
$3.03
NOK33.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.70
|
$5.10
NOK56.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.43
|
$7.41
NOK82.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK40.90
|
$3.71
NOK41.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.14
|
$5.92
NOK66.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.03
|
$1.32
NOK14.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.55
|
$0.98
NOK10.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.41
|
$1.29
NOK14.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.91
|
$1.82
NOK20.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.37
|
$0.96
NOK10.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.67
|
$1.05
NOK11.75
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.57
|
$7.32
NOK81.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK744.78
|
$67.29
NOK750.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK293,639.66
|
$32,441.53
NOK361,904.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK234.75
|
$23.50
NOK262.14
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK331.22
|
$52.97
NOK590.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK8,986.41
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,492.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,016.77
|
$803.77
NOK8,966.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK846.15
|
$148.13
NOK1,652.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,337.20
|
$272.16
NOK3,036.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,292.54
|
$6,113.04
NOK68,194.67
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.64
|
$8.83
NOK98.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.39
|
$4.64
NOK51.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.08
|
$13.25
NOK147.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK423.21
|
$43.21
NOK482.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK155.69
|
$13.55
NOK151.20
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK865.00
|
$87.77
NOK979.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK388.89
|
$40.11
NOK447.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK923.24
|
$100.53
NOK1,121.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,368.53
|
$126.05
NOK1,406.19
|
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