Norway vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
34
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
94
77
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
5.55M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 133% more expensive than in Turkey ($837). Norway ranked 16th vs 111th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 9th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Norway and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$9817

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Turkey

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K