Norway vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
32
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
5.57M
116M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 290% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). Norway ranked 14th vs 166th 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 1.8 months in Norway compared to 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 7th and 108th 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
$23.7
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$7264

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K