Norway vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
45
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
5.57M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 147% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Norway ranked 14th vs 104th for Romania 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 Romania. Ranked 7th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Romania

We calculate prices for Norway and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$9182

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Romania

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K