India vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$170
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$334
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$2697
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
72
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
81
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
44
92
🏙️ Population
1.45B
5.57M

The average cost of living in India ($424) is 81% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). India ranked 191st 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 0.8 months in India compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 118th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Norway

We calculate prices for India and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.85
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1880
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2014
$11184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K