Cost of living comparison
Norway is 52.8% more expensive than Estonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.5% more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 76.0% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 96.1% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 73.3% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 0.3% less in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.2% more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 13.7% more in Norway
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in Estonia. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.53
|
$18.52
NOK194.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€7.98
|
$12.17
NOK127.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.87
|
$2.88
NOK30.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.70
NOK28.35
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
$3.03
NOK31.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.66
|
$5.10
NOK53.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$7.41
NOK77.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
$3.71
NOK38.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.22
|
$5.92
NOK62.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.32
NOK13.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.98
NOK10.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.29
NOK13.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.82
NOK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.96
NOK10.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$1.05
NOK11.05
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.31
|
$7.32
NOK76.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€20.60
|
$67.29
NOK705.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€24,479.42
|
$32,441.53
NOK340,365.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.46
|
$23.50
NOK246.54
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€25.74
|
$52.97
NOK555.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€445.68
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,808.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€334.70
|
$803.77
NOK8,432.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€192.07
|
$148.13
NOK1,554.16
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€212.03
|
$272.16
NOK2,855.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€6,905.42
|
$6,113.04
NOK64,135.95
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$8.83
NOK92.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$4.64
NOK48.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.34
|
$13.25
NOK139.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€41.70
|
$43.21
NOK453.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$13.55
NOK142.20
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€93.27
|
$87.77
NOK920.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€31.66
|
$40.11
NOK420.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€74.65
|
$100.53
NOK1,054.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€90.63
|
$126.05
NOK1,322.50
|
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