Germany vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

Germany Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1442
$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3504
$4213
🏠 One person rent
$777
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1455
$1701
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2771
$3443
💸 GDP per capita
$51204
$89154
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
84
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
83.1M
5.43M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1442) is 22% less expensive than in Norway ($1844). Germany ranked 30th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.9 months in Norway. Ranked 9th 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
$12.2
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$9.22
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$553
$746
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$1383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
2.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5686
$6646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4165
$4839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.95
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$28.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.3
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$31.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$85.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11557
$6158

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2146
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1925
1.85M
Munich
$2067
1.49M
Frankfurt
$1843
764K
Cologne
$1643
1.07M
Stuttgart
$1618
630K
Dusseldorf
$1632
646K
Essen
$1212
582K
Dortmund
$1221
588K
Nuremberg
$1321
516K
Dresden
$1207
559K
Hanover
$1318
543K
Leipzig
$1191
609K
Bremen City
$1393
567K
Duisburg
$1114
496K
Mannheim
$1389
310K
Karlsruhe
$1519
308K
Bielefeld
$1600
334K
Wiesbaden
$1630
279K
Wuppertal
$1194
355K
Braunschweig
$1296
249K
Bonn
$1517
331K
Aachen
$1291
249K
Gelsenkirchen
$1330
259K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1604
231K
Monchengladbach
$1342
260K
Mainz
$1590
217K
Augsburg
$1411
296K
Bochum
$1254
364K
Kiel
$1325
247K

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