Italy vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$819
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
81
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
59M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 27% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Italy ranked 32nd 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 34th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Norway

We calculate prices for Italy and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$11184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

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