Norway vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
22
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
146M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 154% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Norway ranked 16th vs 127th 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 1.7 months in Norway compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 9th and 94th 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
$20.3
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$6824

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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
$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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K