Germany vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1671
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4073
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$885
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$1657
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3122
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$52746
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
84
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
84.4M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1671) is 18% less expensive than in Norway ($2035). Germany ranked 24th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 12th and 7th 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
$14.4
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5713
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12525
$7000

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K