Norway vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2035
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$1090
$283
🏘️ Family rent
$1840
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$669
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$337
💸 GDP per capita
$87962
$6260
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
28
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
94
52
😀 Quality of life
93
35
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2035) is 251% more expensive than in Paraguay ($580). Norway ranked 16th vs 166th for Paraguay 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 0.6 months in Paraguay. Ranked 7th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Norway and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 9 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 Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.4
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1093
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1897
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4798
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.3
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.42
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.6
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7000
$2948

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In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K