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Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Porsgrunn Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Porsgrunn

🙂 Solo nomad: Paris is 1.1% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 15.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paris is 8.6% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.08 €14.72
$29.06 NOK 293
-41.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$71.6 €61.7
$101 NOK 1,024
-29.46%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.82
$13.13 NOK 132
4.42%
Cappuccino
$4.73 €4.08
$5.06 NOK 51.0
-6.52%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.96 €3.41
$2.07 NOK 20.89
91.30%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 €2.92
$2.01 NOK 20.28
68.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.07 €6.96
$9.02 NOK 91.0
-10.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.13 €7.01
$9.57 NOK 96.6
-15.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.56 €1.34
$1.98 NOK 20.03
-21.21%
White Bread (500g)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.33 NOK 33.64
-36.64%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.97 €2.56
$3.20 NOK 32.31
-7.19%
Eggs
$5.21 €4.49
$2.59 NOK 26.11
101.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$25.69 €22.14
$10.29 NOK 104
149.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$13.80 €11.89
$10.25 NOK 103
34.63%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.80 €17.07
$35.34 NOK 357
-43.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.44 €2.96
$2.04 NOK 20.54
68.63%
Banana (1kg)
$2.40 €2.07
$1.66 NOK 16.77
44.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.50 €3.02
$2.51 NOK 25.35
39.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.92 €3.38
$2.82 NOK 28.43
39.01%
Potato (1kg)
$2.60 €2.24
$1.02 NOK 10.31
154.90%
Onion (1kg)
$3.00 €2.58
$2.24 NOK 22.60
33.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.83 €1.58
$2.34 NOK 23.64
-21.79%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.86 €0.74
$1.92 NOK 19.36
-55.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$14.88 €12.83
$14.07 NOK 142
5.76%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.59 €8.26
$17.35 NOK 175
-44.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.84 €2.45
$3.03 NOK 30.54
-6.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.19 €3.61
$4.03 NOK 40.71
3.97%
🚌 Getting Around
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.83 €2.44
$3.33 NOK 33.55
-15.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$101 €87.4
$72.5 NOK 732
39.79%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$9.39 €8.10
$9.95 NOK 100
-5.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.07 €1.79
$1.38 NOK 13.92
50.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$54.8 €47.26
$103 NOK 1,037
-46.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.07 €1.79
$2.01 NOK 20.26
2.99%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.2K €30.3K
$36.0K NOK 363.1K
-2.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.9K €31.0K
$37.9K NOK 382.7K
-5.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$249 €214
$217 NOK 2,192
14.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.06 €14.70
$44.13 NOK 445
-61.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.70 €30.77
$38.04 NOK 384
-6.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.24 €33.83
$49.69 NOK 501
-21.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.82 €16.22
$35.00 NOK 353
-46.23%
Cinema Ticket
$15.35 €13.23
$15.12 NOK 153
1.52%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$880 €759
$306 NOK 3,083
188.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.0K
$10.1K NOK 102.0K
48.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$114 €98.3
$51.3 NOK 518
122.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.70 €40.26
$29.79 NOK 301
56.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$124 €107
$72.0 NOK 727
72.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$157 €135
$102 NOK 1,028
54.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,605 €1,384
$1,216 NOK 12.3K
32.03%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,210 €1,043
$879 NOK 8,872
37.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,629 €3,128
$1,788 NOK 18.0K
102.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,267 €1,954
$1,564 NOK 15.8K
44.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$14.5K €12.5K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$10.2K €8,821
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Paris
Porsgrunn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,909 €3,369
$3,266 NOK 33.0K
19.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.55
3.8
-6.58%

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Last update for Paris: January 12, 2026

Last update for Porsgrunn: January 11, 2026

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