Cost of living comparison
Norway is 21.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Finland, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$18.52
NOK206.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$12.17
NOK135.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$2.88
NOK32.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$2.70
NOK30.11
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$3.03
NOK33.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$5.10
NOK56.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$7.41
NOK82.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$3.71
NOK41.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$5.92
NOK66.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.32
NOK14.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.98
NOK10.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.29
NOK14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$1.82
NOK20.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.96
NOK10.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.05
NOK11.73
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$7.32
NOK81.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$67.29
NOK749.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$32,441.53
NOK361,489.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$23.50
NOK261.84
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$52.97
NOK590.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,478.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$803.77
NOK8,956.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$148.13
NOK1,650.62
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$272.16
NOK3,032.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$6,113.04
NOK68,116.43
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$8.83
NOK98.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$4.64
NOK51.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$13.25
NOK147.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$43.21
NOK481.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$13.55
NOK151.02
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$87.77
NOK978.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$40.11
NOK446.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$100.53
NOK1,120.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$126.05
NOK1,404.57
|
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