India vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$167
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
72
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
81
🌐 English speaking %
18.9%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
1.45B
5.57M

The average cost of living in India ($409) is 83% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). India ranked 193rd 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 0.6 months in India compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 120th and 7th 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
$2.81
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.48
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.4
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.47
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.1
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2142
$11440

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Cities Comparison in India vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K