Cost of living comparison
Norway is 12.8% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Norway instead of Austria, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
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