France vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4166
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$915
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
81
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
94
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
68.6M
5.57M

The average cost of living in France ($1762) is 25% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). France ranked 28th 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 France compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 24th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Norway

We calculate prices for France and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.47
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$4
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6594
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4614
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$826
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13678
$11481

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Cities Comparison in France vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K

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