Austria vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
81
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
9.18M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 11% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Austria ranked 19th 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 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 17th and 9th 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
$17.6
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$11184

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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
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

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