Germany vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1581
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3855
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$848
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$1584
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$488
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2943
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$48718
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
84
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
83.1M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1581) is 18% less expensive than in Norway ($1924). Germany ranked 27th vs 17th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 12th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Norway

We calculate prices for Germany and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$777
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1553
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5580
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.74
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.49
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12634
$7624

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2013
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1909
1.85M
Munich
$2188
1.49M
Cologne
$1752
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1902
759K
Stuttgart
$1753
626K
Dusseldorf
$1776
619K
Essen
$1519
579K
Bremen City
$1716
563K
Dresden
$1406
555K
Dortmund
$1401
587K
Hanover
$1744
553K
Nuremberg
$1757
511K
Leipzig
$1371
625K
Duisburg
$1395
495K
Karlsruhe
$1805
307K
Mannheim
$1512
312K
Wuppertal
$1124
355K
Bochum
$1471
363K
Bonn
$1593
332K
Braunschweig
$1391
249K
Augsburg
$1751
296K
Bielefeld
$1422
334K
Halle
$1242
238K
Wiesbaden
$1713
279K
Aachen
$1502
249K
Munster
$1688
318K
Monchengladbach
$1476
261K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1275
232K
Magdeburg
$1297
236K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K