Italy vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$1265
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1686
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$34776
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
84
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
60.3M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1423) is 26% less expensive than in Norway ($1924). Italy ranked 36th vs 17th 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 32nd and 5th 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
$15.3
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4411
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2517
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.4
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.7
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$516
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10263
$7624

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K