Norway vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$2776
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$1477
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$22057
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
53
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
83
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
5.55M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 63% more expensive than in Poland ($1197). Norway ranked 16th vs 54th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 9th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Poland

We calculate prices for Norway and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$3409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$2503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$8.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$8676

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K