Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Norway instead of France, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
France
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
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