Norway vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$3805
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
33
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
5.55M
109M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 229% more expensive than in the Philippines ($594). Norway ranked 16th vs 163rd for the Philippines 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 the Philippines. Ranked 9th and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Norway and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$2302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$2.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$4832

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K