Norway vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$2665
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$1273
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$24491
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
77.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
49
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
94
76
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 71% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1146). Norway ranked 16th vs 61st for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 9th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Norway and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$8.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$3801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$2864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$67.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$8484

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1275
476K
Kosice
$1260
229K
Petrzalka
$1202
114K
Nitra
$1039
77.6K
Zilina
$1046
82.7K
Presov
$947
84.8K
Trnava
$1181
63.8K
Martin
$1039
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1080
76K
Trencin
$1118
54.7K
Prievidza
$892
45K
Zvolen
$1237
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1085
37.7K
Poprad
$1108
49.9K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1041
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1019
37.8K
Michalovce
$1067
36.7K
Spisska Nova Ves
$988
35.4K
Komarno
$1045
32.3K
Ruzomberok
$1050
27.4K
Levice
$987
32K
Lucenec
$922
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K