Australia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2257
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5243
$4140
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2179
$1679
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$250
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3499
$3232
💸 GDP per capita
$64491
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
84
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
25.7M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2257) is 22% more expensive than in Norway ($1842). Australia ranked 9th vs 17th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 6th and 5th 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
$14.9
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.5
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$8.7
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1444
$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$764
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2561
$1706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9440
$6227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6936
$4482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$3.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.56
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$53.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.6
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1693
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14587
$6788

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2623
4.84M
Melbourne
$2367
4.53M
Brisbane
$2363
2.36M
Perth
$2324
2.14M
Adelaide
$2168
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2079
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1899
284K
Canberra
$2321
381K
Wollongong
$1524
262K
Hobart
$1663
222K
Newcastle
$1755
153K
Geelong
$1652
191K
Cairns
$1443
147K
Ipswich
$1709
233K
Darwin
$1687
140K
Townsville
$1407
174K
Launceston
$1439
106K
Ballarat
$1624
116K
Toowoomba
$1602
108K
Bendigo
$1315
103K
Bunbury
$1372
71.1K
Rockhampton
$1392
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1361
67.4K
Orange
$1503
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1547
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1766
54.7K
Pakenham
$1714
54.1K
Berwick
$1688
50.3K
Blacktown
$1592
51K
Melton
$1649
72.2K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2127
709K
Bergen
$1853
267K
Trondheim
$1906
195K
Stavanger
$1848
145K
Baerum
$1755
130K
Asker
$1988
97.8K
Drammen
$1632
102K
Lillestrom
$1836
91.5K
Sandnes
$1764
81.3K
Tromso
$1944
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1829
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1565
57.8K
Alesund
$1572
52.2K
Kristiansand
$1662
64.1K
Skien
$1483
55.5K
Karmoy
$1616
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1429
58.2K
Moss
$1815
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1706
44.4K
Bodo
$1707
41.7K
Arendal
$1509
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1534
36.6K
Halden
$1401
31.4K
Molde
$1719
32K
Jessheim
$1724
21.6K
Gjovik
$1593
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1754
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1392
24K
Larvik
$1690
24.6K
Hamar
$1829
27.9K