France vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3796
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$799
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$44691
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
81
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
94
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
68.4M
5.55M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 21% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). France ranked 27th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 24th 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
$15.7
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5861
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4268
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$673
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10898
$7788

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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
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K