Cost of living comparison
Norway is 97.4% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 86.9% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 66.7% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 67.7% more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 21.5% more in Norway
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Norway are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL729
|
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL607
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL145
|
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL70
|
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL461
|
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL627
|
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL271
|
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL51
|
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL91
|
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL59
|
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL59
|
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL40
|
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL44
|
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL680
|
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,536
|
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,460,800
|
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,672
|
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,394
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL38,993
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL28,282
|
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,021
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL14,675
|
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL306,011
|
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL226
|
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL154
|
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL322
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL3,870
|
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL665
|
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,428
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,536
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL7,911
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL10,554
|
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
|
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