Austria vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

Austria Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1668
$1964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4059
$4408
🏠 One person rent
$853
$1059
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$1812
🍽️ Food expenses
$506
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2904
$3514
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
84
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
8.98M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1668) is 15% less expensive than in Norway ($1964). Austria ranked 22nd 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 15th and 5th 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
$14.5
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$9.43
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1599
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.76%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$6858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$5076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$77.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.64
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$29.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.9
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12478
$7327

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1749
1.97M
Graz
$1596
293K
Linz
$1673
210K
Salzburg
$1681
155K
Innsbruck
$1631
131K
Klagenfurt
$1633
101K
Wels
$1388
61.2K
Sankt Polten
$1463
55.5K
Villach
$1558
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1622
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1368
44.5K
Steyr
$1506
38.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1434
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1572
26.3K
Amstetten
$1293
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1476
33.4K
Leonding
$1521
28.7K
Bregenz
$1731
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1473
25.3K
Leoben
$1376
24.6K
Traun
$1442
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1149
22.8K
Modling
$1549
20.6K
Hallein
$1589
21.2K
Lustenau
$1605
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1182
25K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2245
709K
Bergen
$2035
267K
Trondheim
$1956
195K
Stavanger
$1938
145K
Baerum
$1934
130K
Drammen
$1824
102K
Lillestrom
$1995
91.5K
Sandnes
$1828
81.3K
Asker
$2191
97.8K
Tromso
$2051
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1910
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1668
57.8K
Alesund
$1682
52.2K
Kristiansand
$1730
64.1K
Skien
$1628
55.5K
Karmoy
$1673
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1522
58.2K
Moss
$1898
50.3K
Bodo
$1879
41.7K
Sandefjord
$1889
44.4K
Arendal
$1579
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1599
36.6K
Halden
$1527
31.4K
Molde
$1785
32K
Kongsberg
$1803
27.9K
Jessheim
$1858
21.6K
Gjovik
$1740
30.6K
Kristiansund
$1483
24K
Larvik
$1692
24.6K
Hamar
$1993
27.9K