Norway vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2361
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5136
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$765
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4147
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
53
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
5.57M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2361) is 69% more expensive than in Poland ($1393). Norway ranked 14th vs 45th 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 1.8 months in Norway compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 7th and 41st 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
$24.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$110
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2165
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1723
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8009
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5597
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.09
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$10757

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Poland

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K