Austria vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$2210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4732
$4856
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1923
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3058
$3813
💸 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
88
92
🏙️ Population
8.98M
5.59M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1978) is 11% less expensive than in Norway ($2210). 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 18th and 8th 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
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$99.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1866
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8987
$7503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6197
$5500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$4.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$7.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17839
$10474

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2144
1.97M
Graz
$1692
293K
Linz
$1766
212K
Salzburg
$1893
155K
Innsbruck
$1864
131K
Klagenfurt
$1790
101K
Wels
$1587
65.3K
Villach
$1761
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1814
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1953
48.1K
Feldkirch
$2151
33.4K
Steyr
$1610
38K
Amstetten
$1474
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1735
55.5K
Leonding
$1683
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1918
26.3K
Leoben
$1441
24.6K
Bregenz
$1846
29.6K
Traun
$1700
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1515
22.8K
Lustenau
$1890
23.6K
Hallein
$1862
21.2K
Modling
$1990
20.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1747
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1890
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1433
25K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2690
709K
Bergen
$2240
291K
Trondheim
$2326
192K
Baerum
$2039
132K
Stavanger
$2294
150K
Drammen
$1739
105K
Asker
$2251
100K
Lillestrom
$2058
95.8K
Sandnes
$2039
84.9K
Tromso
$2428
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2175
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1967
59.8K
Moss
$1941
52.6K
Kristiansand
$1463
64.9K
Alesund
$1795
52.2K
Sarpsborg
$1894
60.1K
Skien
$1871
56.9K
Karmoy
$1618
43.7K
Sandefjord
$2001
45.5K
Bodo
$1855
42.4K
Arendal
$1846
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1808
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1991
33.2K
Halden
$1759
32K
Gjovik
$2036
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1881
29K
Kristiansund
$1879
24.6K
Jessheim
$2170
23K
Larvik
$1868
26.7K