Australia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
81
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
27.2M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 1% more expensive than in Norway ($2219). Australia ranked 13th 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 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 5th 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
$14.4
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$11184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K