Cost of living comparison
Norway is 21.2% more expensive than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 9.2% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 66.0% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 18.1% less in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.5% more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 21.0% more in Norway
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Norway are more expensive than in 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
€12.47
|
$18.52
NOK193.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.18
|
$12.17
NOK127.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.27
|
$2.88
NOK30.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$2.70
NOK28.30
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.01
|
$3.03
NOK31.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.25
|
$5.10
NOK53.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.76
|
$7.41
NOK77.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.65
|
$3.71
NOK38.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.73
|
$5.92
NOK62.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$1.32
NOK13.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.98
NOK10.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.86
|
$1.29
NOK13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.47
|
$1.82
NOK19.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.96
NOK10.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.66
|
$1.05
NOK11.03
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.72
|
$7.32
NOK76.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€53.21
|
$67.29
NOK704.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€27,962.74
|
$32,441.53
NOK339,744.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.14
|
$23.50
NOK246.09
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€19.56
|
$52.97
NOK554.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€645.85
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,788.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€531.77
|
$803.77
NOK8,417.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€85.21
|
$148.13
NOK1,551.32
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€256.25
|
$272.16
NOK2,850.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,644.53
|
$6,113.04
NOK64,018.87
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.41
|
$8.83
NOK92.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.70
|
$4.64
NOK48.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.27
|
$13.25
NOK138.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€36.69
|
$43.21
NOK452.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€13.71
|
$13.55
NOK141.94
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€66.08
|
$87.77
NOK919.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€27.42
|
$40.11
NOK420.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€72.18
|
$100.53
NOK1,052.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€95.46
|
$126.05
NOK1,320.08
|
|
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