Norway vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4307
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$166
🏘️ Family rent
$1756
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$20.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3417
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$106K
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
34
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
5.5M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1924) is 278% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($509). Norway ranked 17th vs 175th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 5th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Norway and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.44
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1082
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
19.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$1240
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$6.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$11.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$8.89
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$26.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$469

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Sri Lanka

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$582
753K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Beruwala
$507
165K
Galle
$345
93.1K
Kandy
$409
120K
Gampaha
$465
191K
Negombo
$406
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
116K
Anuradhapura
$533
63.2K
Matara
$469
68.2K