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
€13.45
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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