France vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4015
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$831
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$1616
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2667
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$44461
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
84
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
94
😀 Quality of life
84
93
🏙️ Population
68.4M
5.55M

The average cost of living in France ($1616) is 21% less expensive than in Norway ($2035). France ranked 26th vs 16th 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 1.7 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
$16.8
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.8
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1663
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.66%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4720
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$679
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$7000

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2357
2.15M
Marseille
$1607
873K
Lyon
$1608
522K
Toulouse
$1551
504K
Nice
$1721
348K
Nantes
$1547
323K
Strasbourg
$1497
291K
Montpellier
$1531
302K
Bordeaux
$1575
262K
Rennes
$1394
225K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
120K
Lille
$1547
237K
Angers
$1383
157K
Villeurbanne
$1622
157K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
147K
Nanterre
$1725
97.4K
Aix-en-Provence
$1654
147K
Le Mans
$1261
145K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
78.2K
Saint-Etienne
$1139
173K
Argenteuil
$1826
107K
Grenoble
$1473
157K
Reims
$1448
179K
Saint-Denis
$1799
114K
Le Havre
$1249
166K
Brest
$1152
140K
Tours
$1192
138K
Saint-Denis
$1397
155K
Versailles
$1894
83.6K
Montreuil
$1743
111K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K