Norway vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2035
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$1991
🏠 One person rent
$1090
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1840
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$669
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$87962
$7790
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
33
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
93
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2035) is 153% more expensive than in Peru ($804). Norway ranked 16th vs 123rd 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 1.7 months in Norway compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 7th and 93rd 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
$20.1
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.4
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1093
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1897
$706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$1777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4798
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.3
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.42
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.6
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7000
$6387

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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
$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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$986
9.94M
Arequipa
$560
1.01M
Trujillo
$699
920K
Callao
$779
537K
Cusco
$643
428K
Iquitos
$679
378K
Piura
$564
473K
Cajamarca
$500
201K
Chimbote
$496
395K
Tacna
$406
286K
Huancayo
$591
378K
Juliaca
$522
276K
Tarapoto
$549
240K
Chiclayo
$515
553K
Ica
$640
282K
Pucallpa
$548
326K
Huacho
$687
201K
Huanuco
$612
197K
Sullana
$498
162K
Puno
$490
129K
Huaraz
$553
119K
Tumbes
$454
96.9K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Pisco
$605
110K
Talara
$504
99.6K
Jaen
$517
81.6K
Ayacucho
$588
216K
Huaral
$726
79K
Abancay
$597
72.3K
Paita
$509
81.2K