Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.1% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Norway instead of Austria, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$18.51
NOK204.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$11.71
NOK129.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.99
NOK33.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.51
NOK27.79
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$2.95
NOK32.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$5.22
NOK57.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$7.39
NOK81.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.72
NOK41.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$5.79
NOK64.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.31
NOK14.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.96
NOK10.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.24
NOK13.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.77
NOK19.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.93
NOK10.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.01
NOK11.19
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$7.55
NOK83.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$74.48
NOK823.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$33,686.16
NOK372,678.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$21.49
NOK237.77
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$50.62
NOK559.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,624.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$796.76
NOK8,814.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$132.58
NOK1,466.78
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$293.64
NOK3,248.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$7,459.17
NOK82,522.71
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$9.25
NOK102.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$4.58
NOK50.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$13.52
NOK149.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$43.22
NOK478.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$13.15
NOK145.53
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$82.76
NOK915.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$41.00
NOK453.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$92.09
NOK1,018.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$123.04
NOK1,361.20
|
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