Norway vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$2076
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
55
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
39%
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
5.57M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 46% more expensive than in Spain ($1627). Norway ranked 14th vs 34th 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 7th 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
$23.7
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$10763

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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
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K