Norway vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4888
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$1205
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3812
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$86810
$847
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
12
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
94
37
😀 Quality of life
92
17
🏙️ Population
5.57M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2219) is 308% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Norway ranked 14th vs 177th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 9th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Syria

We calculate prices for Norway and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.3
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.7
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$946
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7350
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5516
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.19
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.8
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.63
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.9
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11184
$2025

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K