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

🙂 Solo nomad: Asker is 20.7% cheaper than Romford without rent, and 4.1% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Asker is 25.3% more expensive than Romford without rent, and 10.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Asker
Romford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$24.92 NOK 241
$27.01 £20.26
-7.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$103 NOK 995
$109 £81.7
-5.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.16 NOK 127
$10.07 £7.55
30.69%
Cappuccino
$4.93 NOK 47.64
$4.73 £3.54
4.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 NOK 25.43
$2.17 £1.63
21.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 NOK 20.49
$1.59 £1.20
33.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$11.09 NOK 107
$8.58 £6.43
29.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$9.75 NOK 94.3
$6.80 £5.10
43.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Asker
Romford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.19 NOK 21.17
$1.79 £1.34
22.35%
White Bread (500g)
$3.34 NOK 32.32
$2.09 £1.56
59.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.63 NOK 35.14
$2.55 £1.91
42.35%
Eggs
$4.16 NOK 40.19
$5.04 £3.78
-17.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.44 NOK 111
$11.15 £8.36
2.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$14.19 NOK 137
$8.96 £6.72
58.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$31.44 NOK 304
$14.92 £11.19
110.72%
Apples (1kg)
$3.68 NOK 35.60
$3.24 £2.43
13.58%
Banana (1kg)
$2.52 NOK 24.34
$1.95 £1.46
29.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.43 NOK 33.16
$3.24 £2.43
5.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.41 NOK 42.66
$3.58 £2.68
23.18%
Potato (1kg)
$2.42 NOK 23.38
$1.77 £1.33
36.72%
Onion (1kg)
$2.47 NOK 23.90
$2.01 £1.51
22.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.84 NOK 27.44
$1.12 £0.84
153.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.04 NOK 19.73
$1.61 £1.21
26.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$14.24 NOK 138
$21.29 £15.97
-33.11%
Wine (Bottle)
$18.56 NOK 180
$12.45 £9.34
49.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.37 NOK 32.61
$2.66 £1.99
26.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.34 NOK 41.98
$3.01 £2.26
44.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Asker
Romford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 NOK 39.94
$3.63 £2.72
13.77%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$78.0 NOK 754
$275 £206
-71.64%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$10.08 NOK 97.5
$4.64 £3.48
117.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.43 NOK 13.85
$2.16 £1.62
-33.80%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$41.55 NOK 402
$40.30 £30.23
3.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.25 NOK 21.74
$1.87 £1.40
20.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.5K NOK 353.1K
$38.0K £28.5K
-3.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42.0K NOK 406.3K
$39.7K £29.8K
5.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Asker
Romford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$215 NOK 2,075
$328 £246
-34.47%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$30.96 NOK 299
$19.73 £14.80
56.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.72 NOK 365
$43.84 £32.88
-13.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Asker
Romford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.72 NOK 481
$51.0 £38.22
-2.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.57 NOK 344
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$15.16 NOK 147
$18.00 £13.50
-15.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Asker
Romford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$265 NOK 2,564
$1,824 £1,368
-85.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.8K NOK 142.9K
$18.8K £14.1K
-21.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Asker
Romford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 NOK 1,010
$91.5 £68.6
14.19%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.50 NOK 450
$41.36 £31.02
12.43%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$123 NOK 1,191
$108 £80.9
14.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 NOK 1,494
$87.0 £65.2
77.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Asker
Romford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,491 NOK 14.4K
$1,871 £1,403
-20.33%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,231 NOK 11.9K
$1,200 £900
2.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,207 NOK 21.3K
$3,356 £2,517
-34.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,732 NOK 16.7K
$2,331 £1,748
-25.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$9,831 NOK 95.1K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,349 NOK 80.7K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Asker
Romford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,932 NOK 38.0K
$2,865 £2,149
37.22%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.38
5.05
-13.27%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Asker: March 1, 2026

Last update for Romford: March 2, 2026

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