Cost of living comparison
Norway is 45.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Norway instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.35
|
$18.51
NOK203.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK100.54
|
$11.71
NOK128.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.83
|
$2.99
NOK32.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.37
|
$2.51
NOK27.63
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.56
|
$2.95
NOK32.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.40
|
$5.22
NOK57.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.44
|
$7.39
NOK81.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.31
|
$3.72
NOK40.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK52.84
|
$5.79
NOK63.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.16
|
$1.31
NOK14.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.55
|
$0.96
NOK10.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.30
|
$1.24
NOK13.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.50
|
$1.77
NOK19.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.20
|
$0.93
NOK10.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.82
|
$1.01
NOK11.13
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.56
|
$7.55
NOK83.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK736.75
|
$74.48
NOK819.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK292,608.31
|
$33,686.16
NOK370,544.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK230.54
|
$21.49
NOK236.41
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK313.98
|
$50.62
NOK556.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,443.94
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,557.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,061.56
|
$796.76
NOK8,764.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK746.58
|
$132.58
NOK1,458.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,309.50
|
$293.64
NOK3,230.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,888.25
|
$7,459.17
NOK82,050.08
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK73.69
|
$9.25
NOK101.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.50
|
$4.58
NOK50.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.55
|
$13.52
NOK148.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK426.22
|
$43.22
NOK475.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK148.66
|
$13.15
NOK144.69
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK866.53
|
$82.76
NOK910.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK373.13
|
$41.00
NOK451.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK888.52
|
$92.09
NOK1,013.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,275.67
|
$123.04
NOK1,353.40
|
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