Norway vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4307
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$1756
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3417
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$106K
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
60
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
5.5M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1924) is 39% more expensive than in Spain ($1383). Norway ranked 17th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 5th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Spain

We calculate prices for Norway and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.44
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1082
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$8255

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K