Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Norway instead of France, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
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