Cost of living comparison
France is 6.5% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in France instead of Norway, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Norway
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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