Norway vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4307
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1756
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3417
$356
💸 GDP per capita
$106K
$1677
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
24
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
48
😀 Quality of life
94
23
🏙️ Population
5.5M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1924) is 123% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($862). Norway ranked 17th vs 102nd for Zimbabwe 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 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 5th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Norway and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.44
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1082
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
13.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$20.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$7288

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In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$957
2.15M
Masvingo
$837
1.64M
Bulawayo
$777
653K
Chitungwiza
$852
365K
Mutare
$645
188K
Gweru
$722
141K
Kadoma
$689
116K
Kwekwe
$691
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$784
56.8K
Marondera
$761
52.3K