Norway vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4307
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1756
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3417
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$106K
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
54
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
83
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
5.5M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1924) is 69% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). Norway ranked 17th vs 60th 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 5th 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
$18.7
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.44
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1082
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$6922

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K