Australia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
84
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
25.7M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 19% more expensive than in Norway ($1924). Australia ranked 10th 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
$14.6
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$7624

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K