Australia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
81
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
27.2M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 4% more expensive than in Norway ($2371). Australia ranked 11th vs 14th 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 1.8 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
$16.2
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$11440

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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
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K