Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.9% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Norway instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.98
|
$18.51
NOK204.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
$11.71
NOK129.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$2.99
NOK33.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$2.51
NOK27.79
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
$2.95
NOK32.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.28
|
$5.22
NOK57.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.45
|
$7.39
NOK81.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
$3.72
NOK41.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.83
|
$5.79
NOK64.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$1.31
NOK14.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.96
NOK10.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.24
NOK13.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.09
|
$1.77
NOK19.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.93
NOK10.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$1.01
NOK11.19
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.59
|
$7.55
NOK83.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.25
|
$74.48
NOK823.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
$33,686.16
NOK372,678.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.14
|
$21.49
NOK237.77
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
$50.62
NOK559.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,624.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£754.34
|
$796.76
NOK8,814.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
$132.58
NOK1,466.78
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
$293.64
NOK3,248.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
$7,459.17
NOK82,522.71
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.19
|
$9.25
NOK102.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.04
|
$4.58
NOK50.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
$13.52
NOK149.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.91
|
$43.22
NOK478.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.96
|
$13.15
NOK145.53
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
$82.76
NOK915.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
$41.00
NOK453.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
$92.09
NOK1,018.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.27
|
$123.04
NOK1,361.20
|
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