Italy vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1656
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3941
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$842
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$1416
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1983
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
81
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
59M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1656) is 30% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 35th and 7th 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
$18.2
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4872
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$582
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11511
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Italy vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K