Norway vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4888
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1205
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3812
$2016
💸 GDP per capita
$86810
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
56
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
5.57M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2219) is 40% more expensive than in Spain ($1583). Norway ranked 14th vs 35th 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 29th 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
$23.3
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.3
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.7
$3.85
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$946
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1218
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7350
$4581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5516
$3115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.19
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.8
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.63
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.9
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11184
$9657

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K