France vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

France Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1451
$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$4213
🏠 One person rent
$744
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1409
$1701
🍽️ Food expenses
$493
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2502
$3443
💸 GDP per capita
$43659
$89154
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
84
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
86
95
🏙️ Population
67.7M
5.43M

The average cost of living in France ($1451) is 21% less expensive than in Norway ($1844). France ranked 29th 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 1.9 months in Norway. Ranked 24th and 5th 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
$14.7
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$9.22
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$746
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1471
$1729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$1383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
2.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6205
$6646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4622
$4839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$28.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.99
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$31.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$85.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10878
$6158

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2133
2.17M
Marseille
$1443
871K
Lyon
$1461
523K
Toulouse
$1388
493K
Montpellier
$1333
296K
Nice
$1583
343K
Strasbourg
$1143
291K
Nantes
$1359
319K
Bordeaux
$1419
261K
Lille
$1460
234K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1401
122K
Rennes
$1347
220K
Reims
$1311
181K
Tours
$1231
137K
Toulon
$1430
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1301
148K
Grenoble
$1316
158K
Aix-en-Provence
$1554
145K
Le Havre
$1222
168K
Angers
$1434
156K
Le Mans
$1299
144K
Annecy
$1625
131K
Brest
$1162
140K
Dijon
$1164
158K
Villeurbanne
$1372
152K
Saint-Etienne
$1033
174K
Amiens
$1166
135K
Montreuil
$1230
111K
Limoges
$1130
131K
Nimes
$1163
149K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2109
693K
Bergen
$1900
257K
Trondheim
$1814
183K
Stavanger
$1833
145K
Baerum
$1385
129K
Drammen
$1769
102K
Sandnes
$1713
81.3K
Lillestrom
$2009
89.1K
Asker
$2168
96.1K
Fredrikstad
$1757
83.9K
Tromso
$1780
77.5K
Kristiansand
$1598
64.1K
Tonsberg
$1656
57.8K
Alesund
$1631
52.2K
Skien
$1590
55.5K
Sarpsborg
$1503
58.2K
Moss
$1838
50.3K
Bodo
$1871
41.7K
Sandefjord
$1844
44.4K
Karmoy
$1823
42.5K
Arendal
$1635
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1630
36.6K
Halden
$1477
31.4K
Molde
$1706
32K
Jessheim
$1712
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1624
27.9K
Gjovik
$1691
30.3K
Larvik
$1668
24.6K
Kristiansund
$1445
24K
Hamar
$1850
27.9K