Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Norway Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Norway

Name: Norway
Address: NO

🙂 Solo nomad: China is 64% cheaper than Norway without rent, and 68.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: China is 65.1% cheaper than Norway without rent, and 65.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 ¥20.46

$24.3 NOK 242

-88.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.97 ¥172

$100 NOK 994

-76.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 ¥35.61

$15.22 NOK 151

-67.41%

Cappuccino

$3.13 ¥22.47

$5.02 NOK 49.92

-37.65%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ¥3.18

$3.58 NOK 35.58

-87.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.1

$2.93 NOK 29.16

-90.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ¥6.83

$11.09 NOK 110

-91.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥15.32

$10.05 NOK 100

-78.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.23

$2.27 NOK 22.6

-18.50%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 ¥12.06

$3.59 NOK 35.73

-53.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ¥6.81

$3.46 NOK 34.37

-72.54%

Eggs

$1.55 ¥11.11

$4.56 NOK 45.36

-66.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.25 ¥95.1

$12.42 NOK 124

6.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ¥23.52

$15.11 NOK 150

-78.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.85 ¥77.8

$30.01 NOK 299

-63.85%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.66

$3.54 NOK 35.17

-50.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ¥9.01

$2.54 NOK 25.23

-50.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 ¥10.73

$3.25 NOK 32.35

-53.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 ¥8.5

$4.7 NOK 46.74

-74.68%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 ¥5.4

$2.39 NOK 23.78

-68.62%

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 ¥6.15

$2.62 NOK 26.11

-67.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ¥4.37

$2.7 NOK 26.85

-77.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 ¥4.14

$2.27 NOK 22.63

-74.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.45 ¥24.74

$15.83 NOK 157

-78.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.3 ¥81.1

$17.11 NOK 170

-33.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥6

$3.42 NOK 34.04

-75.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ¥12.05

$4.27 NOK 42.49

-60.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.4 ¥2.86

$4.23 NOK 42.07

-90.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.83 ¥149

$80.1 NOK 797

-74.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ¥9.74

$12.28 NOK 122

-88.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.55

$1.53 NOK 15.25

-77.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.8 ¥48.75

$54.8 NOK 545

-87.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$2.23 NOK 22.13

-49.78%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K ¥137.7K

$36.9K NOK 367.6K

-48.04%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.7K ¥119.8K

$39.6K NOK 394K

-57.84%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.4 ¥369

$246 NOK 2,448

-79.10%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.77 ¥70.1

$39 NOK 388

-74.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.34 ¥81.3

$61.3 NOK 609

-81.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.55 ¥284

$50.2 NOK 499

-21.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.89 ¥107

$34.85 NOK 347

-57.27%

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 ¥44.71

$16.17 NOK 161

-61.47%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$417 ¥2,989

$299 NOK 2,979

39.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.7K ¥126.8K

$8,456 NOK 84.1K

108.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.65 ¥327

$101 NOK 1,003

-54.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.49 ¥240

$51.5 NOK 512

-34.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.8 ¥515

$115 NOK 1,147

-37.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ¥523

$152 NOK 1,507

-51.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$445 ¥3,194

$1,327 NOK 13.2K

-66.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 ¥1,830

$990 NOK 9,844

-74.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$915 ¥6,566

$2,019 NOK 20.1K

-54.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 ¥3,895

$1,584 NOK 15.8K

-65.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,142 ¥44.1K

$7,177 NOK 71.4K

-14.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,860 ¥20.5K

$5,157 NOK 51.3K

-44.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$942 ¥6,755

$3,738 NOK 37.2K

-74.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

4.54

-10.57%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

Last update for Norway: October 28, 2025

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