Norway vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$2180
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
22
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
95
27
🏙️ Population
5.57M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 176% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($860). Norway ranked 14th vs 120th 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 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 7th and 158th 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
$23.7
$8.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
13.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$8241

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Zimbabwe

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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 Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1015
2.15M
Masvingo
$840
1.64M
Bulawayo
$632
666K
Chitungwiza
$780
371K
Mutare
$754
225K
Gweru
$565
141K
Kadoma
$727
116K
Kwekwe
$677
93.1K
Marondera
$755
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$629
56.8K