Norway vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2361
$397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5136
$943
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$244
🍽️ Food expenses
$765
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4147
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$1479
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
28
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
94
60
😀 Quality of life
95
30
🏙️ Population
5.57M
251M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2361) is 495% more expensive than in Pakistan ($397). Norway ranked 14th vs 196th for Pakistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Norway compared to 0.4 months in Pakistan. Ranked 7th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Norway and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 36 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.

Norway Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$110
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2165
$276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1723
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$98.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8009
$828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5597
$521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$7.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.09
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$2.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.1
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$1616

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$434
14.9M
Lahore
$432
11.1M
Faisalabad
$348
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$427
2.1M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$417
1.87M
Peshawar
$323
1.97M
Hyderabad
$365
1.73M
Islamabad
$464
1.01M
Quetta
$298
1M
Bahawalpur
$298
762K
Sialkot
$308
592K
Sargodha
$381
660K
Sheikhupura
$379
473K
Sukkur
$343
500K
Larkana
$337
491K
Mardan
$370
368K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
399K
Jhang
$302
414K
Wah
$360
259K
Mingora
$369
280K
Chiniot
$378
478K
Kamoke
$326
231K
Nawabshah
$326
263K
Mirpur Khas
$392
237K
Okara
$315
232K
Kohat
$379
171K
Sahiwal
$318
248K
Jacobabad
$327
201K