Norway vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
56
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 39% more expensive than in Spain ($1402). Norway ranked 16th 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 1.7 months in Norway compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 9th and 30th 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
$20.3
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.1
 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
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$8661

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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
$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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K