Norway vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$959
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
27
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
94
60
😀 Quality of life
92
24
🏙️ Population
5.55M
224M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 401% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Norway ranked 16th vs 195th 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 1.7 months in Norway compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 9th and 158th 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
$20.3
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$1391

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K