Cost of living comparison
Spain is 20.0% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.2% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 27.9% less in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 24.1% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 24.7% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 31.0% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.9% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 20.9% less in Spain
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Norway, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK193.96
|
$13.87
€12.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK127.41
|
$9.22
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.14
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.30
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.72
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.38
|
$6.37
€5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.64
|
$4.16
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.85
|
$2.66
€2.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK62.05
|
$3.36
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.78
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.30
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.52
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.04
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.00
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.03
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.68
|
$6.38
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK704.69
|
$34.26
€30.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK339,744.04
|
$33,643.92
€29,583.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK246.09
|
$14.57
€12.81
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK554.68
|
$31.87
€28.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,788.45
|
$872.36
€767.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,417.45
|
$692.13
€608.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,551.32
|
$103.97
€91.42
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,850.22
|
$385.97
€339.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK64,018.87
|
$7,352.21
€6,464.95
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK92.45
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.58
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK138.76
|
$5.66
€4.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK452.49
|
$42.87
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.94
|
$8.63
€7.59
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK919.22
|
$75.89
€66.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK420.02
|
$32.12
€28.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,052.77
|
$77.96
€68.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,320.08
|
$91.38
€80.36
|
|
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