Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.9% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Austria instead of Norway, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 96.1% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$118.74
€113.84
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Austria or Norway. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.