Norway vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4307
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1756
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3417
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$106K
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
26
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
5.5M
147M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1924) is 195% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Norway ranked 17th vs 143rd 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 1 months in Russia. Ranked 5th and 107th 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
$18.7
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.44
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1082
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$6135

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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
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K