Norway vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
36
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
51%
🎓 Higher education
94
62
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
5.57M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 283% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). Norway ranked 14th 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 1.8 months in Norway compared to 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 7th and 96th 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
$23.7
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$6277

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K