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

🙂 Solo nomad: Romford is 10.4% cheaper than Asker without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Romford is 4.6% cheaper than Asker without rent, and 9.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Romford
Asker
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$27.47 £20.22
$25.2 NOK 251
9.01%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$108 £79.1
$101 NOK 1,007
6.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.06 £7.41
$13.56 NOK 135
-25.81%
Cappuccino
$4.57 £3.36
$4.89 NOK 48.67
-6.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.19 £1.61
$2.66 NOK 26.43
-17.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 £1.2
$2.16 NOK 21.51
-24.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.42 £6.19
$11.11 NOK 110
-24.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.76 £4.97
$9.47 NOK 94.2
-28.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Romford
Asker
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.84 £1.36
$2.12 NOK 21.06
-13.21%
White Bread (500g)
$2.08 £1.53
$3.4 NOK 33.82
-38.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.45 £1.8
$3.51 NOK 34.96
-30.20%
Eggs
$4.77 £3.51
$4.3 NOK 42.75
10.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.19 £8.24
$11.27 NOK 112
-0.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.11 £6.7
$13.8 NOK 137
-33.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.7 £10.82
$31.56 NOK 314
-53.42%
Apples (1kg)
$3.2 £2.35
$3.76 NOK 37.39
-14.89%
Banana (1kg)
$1.99 £1.47
$2.51 NOK 24.98
-20.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.28 £2.41
$3.29 NOK 32.75
-0.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.45 £2.54
$4.38 NOK 43.61
-21.23%
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$2.43 NOK 24.13
-29.63%
Onion (1kg)
$1.95 £1.43
$2.55 NOK 25.4
-23.53%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 £0.84
$2.83 NOK 28.17
-59.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.62 £1.19
$2.07 NOK 20.56
-21.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$21.38 £15.73
$14.37 NOK 143
48.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.19 £8.23
$12.86 NOK 128
-12.99%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.8 £2.06
$3.48 NOK 34.64
-19.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.05 £2.24
$4.22 NOK 42.02
-27.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Romford
Asker
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.73 £2.75
$4.33 NOK 43.06
-13.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$275 £202
$77.1 NOK 767
256.13%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.63 £3.41
$10.08 NOK 100
-54.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.09 £1.54
$1.45 NOK 14.47
44.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$40.85 £30.06
$42.88 NOK 427
-4.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.28 NOK 22.72
-16.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28K
$36.1K NOK 358.8K
5.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39K £28.7K
$42.2K NOK 419.9K
-7.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Romford
Asker
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$318 £234
$216 NOK 2,145
47.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.72 £14.51
$30.61 NOK 305
-35.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.58 £31.34
$37.62 NOK 374
13.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Romford
Asker
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.6 £37.22
$50.3 NOK 500
0.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$35.36 NOK 352
-
Cinema Ticket
$17.37 £12.78
$15.02 NOK 149
15.65%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Romford
Asker
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,768 £1,301
$269 NOK 2,673
557.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$19.1K £14.1K
$14.9K NOK 148.4K
28.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Romford
Asker
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$92.8 £68.3
$102 NOK 1,013
-8.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.35 £30.43
$46.74 NOK 465
-11.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 £81.8
$123 NOK 1,225
-9.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.9 £65.4
$150 NOK 1,488
-40.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Romford
Asker
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,882 £1,385
$1,490 NOK 14.8K
26.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,208 £889
$1,221 NOK 12.1K
-1.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,433 £2,526
$2,262 NOK 22.5K
51.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,328 £1,713
$1,770 NOK 17.6K
31.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$9,389 NOK 93.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$8,076 NOK 80.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Romford
Asker
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,871 £2,113
$3,712 NOK 36.9K
-22.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.05
4.38
15.30%

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Last update for Romford: October 28, 2025

Last update for Asker: October 29, 2025

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