Cost of living comparison
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Norway vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary
Norway is 20.8% more expensive than Austria overall.
Norway vs. Austria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Norway instead of Austria, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.46
€15.54
|
$22.46
NOK211.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.35
€10.99
|
$15.20
NOK143.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$3.98
NOK37.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.68
|
$3.16
NOK29.84
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants
pay 20.9% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
€2.29
|
$3.73
NOK35.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.98
€8.00
|
$6.51
NOK61.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
€5.46
|
$9.11
NOK85.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.57
€4.06
|
$5.06
NOK47.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.11
€5.44
|
$6.95
NOK65.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.11
|
$1.62
NOK15.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.89
|
$1.22
NOK11.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$1.65
NOK15.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.65
|
$2.31
NOK21.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.20
NOK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.34
NOK12.62
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of groceries
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.33
|
$8.73
NOK82.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.51
€51.19
|
$78.63
NOK741.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,576.16
€26,323.85
|
$45,459.95
NOK429K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.10
€21.45
|
$25.74
NOK242.62
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of transportation
pay 25.0% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.97
€32.02
|
$65.87
NOK621.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.19
€858.16
|
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.82
€715.43
|
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$265.50
€236.31
|
$221.33
NOK2,086.60
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of housing
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.81
€496.47
|
$256.93
NOK2,422.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,914.08
€15,054.14
|
$9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of childcare
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.34
€4.75
|
$11.32
NOK106.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
€3.96
|
$5.55
NOK52.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.41
€6.59
|
$16.96
NOK159.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.11
€41.04
|
$53.57
NOK505.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.84
€12.32
|
$17.67
NOK166.62
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.22
€84.75
|
$102.56
NOK966.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.58
€40.57
|
$56.21
NOK529.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.93
€91.61
|
$125.90
NOK1,186.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
€106.82
|
$159.02
NOK1,499.22
|
|
Austria vs. Norway - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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