Norway vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2361
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5136
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$765
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4147
$607
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
30
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
5.57M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2361) is 166% more expensive than in Peru ($887). Norway ranked 14th vs 113th for Peru 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 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 7th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Peru

We calculate prices for Norway and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$110
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2165
$788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1723
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8009
$2223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5597
$1409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.09
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$8.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8160

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Peru

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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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1075
9.94M
Arequipa
$652
1.01M
Trujillo
$746
920K
Callao
$844
537K
Chiclayo
$676
553K
Piura
$660
473K
Chimbote
$540
395K
Iquitos
$760
378K
Huancayo
$611
378K
Cusco
$691
428K
Juliaca
$605
276K
Ica
$739
282K
Cajamarca
$596
201K
Tarapoto
$617
240K
Pucallpa
$534
326K
Tacna
$461
286K
Huacho
$752
201K
Huanuco
$662
197K
Ayacucho
$661
216K
Sullana
$605
162K
Puno
$571
129K
Huaraz
$608
119K
Pisco
$618
110K
Talara
$714
99.6K
Tumbes
$590
96.9K
Huaral
$796
79K
Jaen
$619
81.6K
Paita
$650
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$630
85K
Abancay
$664
72.3K