Norway vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2361
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5136
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$765
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4147
$872
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
22
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
5.57M
144M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2361) is 142% more expensive than in Russia ($975). Norway ranked 14th vs 102nd for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 7th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Russia

We calculate prices for Norway and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$110
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2165
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1723
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8009
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5597
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.09
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$11113

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K