Norway vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4349
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1738
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$448
💸 GDP per capita
$87925
$4282
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
40
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
94
56
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1954) is 217% more expensive than in Vietnam ($617). Norway ranked 16th vs 160th for Vietnam 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 9th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Norway and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.3
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.46
$1
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6419
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4662
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$8.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.2
$5.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7788
$12649

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$735
9.39M
Hanoi
$647
8.44M
Haiphong
$591
2.09M
Da Nang
$593
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$425
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$496
352K
Hai Duong
$554
507K
Vinh
$579
490K
Thanh Hoa
$563
393K
Vung Tau
$494
357K
Can Tho
$454
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$513
520K
Hue
$393
653K
Thai Binh
$513
268K
Ha Tinh
$558
380K
Ha Long
$582
270K
Thai Nguyen
$570
330K
Nha Trang
$535
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$530
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Viet Tri
$592
278K
Qui Nhon
$516
311K
Ca Mau
$516
315K
Phan Thiet
$506
205K
Cam Pha
$569
156K
Da Lat
$577
204K
Long Xuyen
$508
279K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
196K
Rach Gia
$526
251K
Dong Hoi
$500
160K