France vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$903
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2825
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$46150
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
81
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
94
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
68.5M
5.57M

The average cost of living in France ($1728) is 22% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). France ranked 27th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 23rd and 9th 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
$17.2
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6278
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4604
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$11184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K