Australia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
84
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 16% more expensive than in Norway ($2035). 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 4th and 7th 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
$15.2
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$7000

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K