Norway vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$1718
💸 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%
50%
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
5.57M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 74% more expensive than in Poland ($1367). Norway ranked 14th vs 47th 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 1.3 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
$23.7
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$10261

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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
$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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K