Italy vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$819
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$4170
💸 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 %
28.2%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
59M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 32% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). Italy ranked 35th 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 33rd 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
$18.3
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$11440

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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
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K

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