Norway vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
46
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 134% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Norway ranked 16th vs 113th 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 1.7 months in Norway compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 9th and 53rd 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
$20.3
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K