Cost of Living Comparison Between Asker and Romford Cost of Living Comparison Between Asker and Romford

😐 Solo nomad: Asker is 11.6% more expensive than Romford without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Asker is 4.8% more expensive than Romford without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Asker
Romford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$25.2 NOK 251
$27.47 £20.22
-8.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$101 NOK 1,007
$108 £79.1
-5.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.56 NOK 135
$10.06 £7.41
34.79%
Cappuccino
$4.89 NOK 48.67
$4.57 £3.36
7.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.66 NOK 26.43
$2.19 £1.61
21.46%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 NOK 21.51
$1.63 £1.2
32.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$11.11 NOK 110
$8.42 £6.19
31.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$9.47 NOK 94.2
$6.76 £4.97
40.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Asker
Romford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.12 NOK 21.06
$1.84 £1.36
15.22%
White Bread (500g)
$3.4 NOK 33.82
$2.08 £1.53
63.46%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.51 NOK 34.96
$2.45 £1.8
43.27%
Eggs
$4.3 NOK 42.75
$4.77 £3.51
-9.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.27 NOK 112
$11.19 £8.24
0.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$13.8 NOK 137
$9.11 £6.7
51.48%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$31.56 NOK 314
$14.7 £10.82
114.69%
Apples (1kg)
$3.76 NOK 37.39
$3.2 £2.35
17.50%
Banana (1kg)
$2.51 NOK 24.98
$1.99 £1.47
26.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.29 NOK 32.75
$3.28 £2.41
0.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.38 NOK 43.61
$3.45 £2.54
26.96%
Potato (1kg)
$2.43 NOK 24.13
$1.71 £1.26
42.11%
Onion (1kg)
$2.55 NOK 25.4
$1.95 £1.43
30.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.83 NOK 28.17
$1.14 £0.84
148.25%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.07 NOK 20.56
$1.62 £1.19
27.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$14.37 NOK 143
$21.38 £15.73
-32.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.86 NOK 128
$11.19 £8.23
14.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.48 NOK 34.64
$2.8 £2.06
24.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.22 NOK 42.02
$3.05 £2.24
38.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Asker
Romford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.33 NOK 43.06
$3.73 £2.75
16.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$77.1 NOK 767
$275 £202
-71.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$10.08 NOK 100
$4.63 £3.41
117.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.45 NOK 14.47
$2.09 £1.54
-30.62%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$42.88 NOK 427
$40.85 £30.06
4.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.28 NOK 22.72
$1.9 £1.4
20.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K NOK 358.8K
$38.1K £28K
-5.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42.2K NOK 419.9K
$39K £28.7K
8.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Asker
Romford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$216 NOK 2,145
$318 £234
-32.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$30.61 NOK 305
$19.72 £14.51
55.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.62 NOK 374
$42.58 £31.34
-11.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Asker
Romford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 NOK 500
$50.6 £37.22
-0.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.36 NOK 352
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$15.02 NOK 149
$17.37 £12.78
-13.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Asker
Romford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$269 NOK 2,673
$1,768 £1,301
-84.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.9K NOK 148.4K
$19.1K £14.1K
-21.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Asker
Romford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$102 NOK 1,013
$92.8 £68.3
9.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.74 NOK 465
$41.35 £30.43
13.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$123 NOK 1,225
$111 £81.8
10.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$150 NOK 1,488
$88.9 £65.4
68.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Asker
Romford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,490 NOK 14.8K
$1,882 £1,385
-20.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,221 NOK 12.1K
$1,208 £889
1.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,262 NOK 22.5K
$3,433 £2,526
-34.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,770 NOK 17.6K
$2,328 £1,713
-23.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$9,389 NOK 93.4K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,076 NOK 80.3K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Asker
Romford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,712 NOK 36.9K
$2,871 £2,113
29.29%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.38
5.05
-13.27%

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Last update for Asker: October 29, 2025

Last update for Romford: October 28, 2025

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