Australia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
81
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 9% more expensive than in Norway ($1954). Australia ranked 12th vs 16th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 3rd and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Norway

We calculate prices for Australia and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$7788

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1669
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K