Originally Posted by
LonLH
As someone (rather someone whose wife) who just swapped IAH for SVG, I would say that US is still way cheaper. We just had a dinner (just the main course mind you) for two with a glass of wine each which cost us NOK 900 in a normal restaurent- that is close to USD 200


I'm showing that NOK 900 = $156, tax was probably already included (VAT), and you probably didn't have to tip.
So that would be about $120 - $125 in the U.S. (before tax and tip). And while I see your point, the difference isn't
that staggering.