Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 0.7% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
|
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