France vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1739
$2210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4105
$4856
🏠 One person rent
$903
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$1540
$1923
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2792
$3813
💸 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
68.4M
5.59M

The average cost of living in France ($1739) is 21% less expensive than in Norway ($2210). France ranked 26th 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 8th 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
$17.3
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$99.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1777
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1421
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6589
$7503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4760
$5500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$4.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$7.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.4
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$768
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12018
$10474

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2534
2.15M
Marseille
$1769
877K
Lyon
$1727
521K
Toulouse
$1707
512K
Nice
$1847
354K
Montpellier
$1622
307K
Nantes
$1644
325K
Strasbourg
$1599
292K
Lille
$1619
239K
Bordeaux
$1714
265K
Rennes
$1497
228K
Amiens
$1332
135K
Villeurbanne
$1729
162K
Angers
$1740
158K
Grenoble
$1567
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2330
120K
Toulon
$1506
181K
Le Mans
$1365
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1193
173K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1461
148K
Reims
$1497
178K
Orleans
$1365
116K
Aix-en-Provence
$1774
148K
Nimes
$1354
150K
Brest
$1215
141K
Le Havre
$1257
166K
Metz
$1547
122K
Tours
$1316
139K
Saint-Denis
$1537
156K
Argenteuil
$1947
107K

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