Czech Republic vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$872
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
81
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
10.9M
5.57M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 38% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). the Czech Republic ranked 40th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 32nd and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Norway

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.64
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$11440

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K