Norway vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$5601
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$2452
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$3628
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$53246
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
70
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
5.57M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 1% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2399). Norway ranked 14th vs 12th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 7th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Norway and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$7.28
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$1530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$2095
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$8953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$5429
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$21784

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs the United Kingdom

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3662
8.8M
Birmingham
$2204
1.14M
Glasgow
$2114
626K
Manchester
$2348
548K
Leeds
$2039
536K
Bristol
$2596
472K
Liverpool
$1942
513K
Edinburgh
$2295
488K
Sheffield
$1948
518K
Cardiff
$2082
384K
Bolton
$1987
285K
Coventry
$1971
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
300K
Leicester
$1777
369K
Belfast
$1878
345K
Sunderland
$1554
277K
Bradford
$1774
293K
Solihull
$2080
207K
Nottingham
$1990
289K
Derby
$1748
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2197
277K
Northampton
$1886
246K
Southampton
$2309
271K
Milton Keynes
$2312
264K
Croydon
$2563
192K
Portsmouth
$2029
248K
Kingston upon Hull
$1654
260K
Plymouth
$1791
268K
Swansea
$1730
247K
Westminster
$3042
211K