Austria vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
81
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
9.18M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 14% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Austria ranked 20th 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 Austria compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 14th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Norway

We calculate prices for Austria and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 26 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.

Austria Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K