Norway vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$1495
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$449
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$5070
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
35
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
51%
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
92
42
🏙️ Population
5.55M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 231% more expensive than in Ukraine ($591). Norway ranked 16th vs 165th for Ukraine 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 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 9th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Norway and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$82.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$5.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
17.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$1259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$5643

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$850
2.95M
Kharkiv
$506
1.42M
Donetsk
$536
902K
Odesa
$555
1.01M
Dnipro
$718
969K
Lviv
$703
717K
Zaporizhia
$459
710K
Luhansk
$574
418K
Mariupol
$507
449K
Kryvyi Rih
$486
604K
Mykolaiv
$400
470K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Horlivka
$611
257K
Vinnytsia
$562
370K
Kherson
$433
279K
Chernivtsi
$533
265K
Chernihiv
$433
287K
Poltava
$490
283K
Cherkasy
$455
270K
Sumy
$486
266K
Kremenchuk
$444
215K
Khmelnytskyi
$483
274K
Ternopil
$462
225K
Kamianske
$605
227K
Rivne
$394
245K
Zhytomyr
$549
262K
Kramatorsk
$586
147K
Bila Tserkva
$454
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$513
227K
Lutsk
$510
216K