Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Norway Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Norway

🙂 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 23% cheaper than Norway without rent, and 3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 23% cheaper than Norway without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.1 £14.79
$24.3 NOK 242
-17.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$89.9 £66.2
$100 NOK 994
-10.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.03 £7.38
$15.22 NOK 151
-34.10%
Cappuccino
$4.71 £3.46
$5.02 NOK 49.92
-6.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.46 £1.81
$3.58 NOK 35.58
-31.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 £1.24
$2.93 NOK 29.16
-42.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.59 £4.85
$11.09 NOK 110
-40.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.27 £4.62
$10.05 NOK 100
-37.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 £1.22
$2.27 NOK 22.6
-27.31%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 £1.22
$3.59 NOK 35.73
-53.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.26 £1.67
$3.46 NOK 34.37
-34.68%
Eggs
$4.08 £3.01
$4.56 NOK 45.36
-10.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.78 £7.2
$12.42 NOK 124
-21.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.74 £6.43
$15.11 NOK 150
-42.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.34 £10.55
$30.01 NOK 299
-52.22%
Apples (1kg)
$3.04 £2.24
$3.54 NOK 35.17
-14.12%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 £1.23
$2.54 NOK 25.23
-34.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.13
$3.25 NOK 32.35
-10.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.47 £2.56
$4.7 NOK 46.74
-26.17%
Potato (1kg)
$1.62 £1.19
$2.39 NOK 23.78
-32.22%
Onion (1kg)
$1.6 £1.18
$2.62 NOK 26.11
-38.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.12 £0.82
$2.7 NOK 26.85
-58.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.57 £1.15
$2.27 NOK 22.63
-30.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.41 £15.02
$15.83 NOK 157
28.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.52 £7.74
$17.11 NOK 170
-38.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.83 £2.08
$3.42 NOK 34.04
-17.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.3 £2.43
$4.27 NOK 42.49
-22.72%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.33 £2.45
$4.23 NOK 42.07
-21.28%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$94.8 £69.7
$80.1 NOK 797
18.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.46 £4.02
$12.28 NOK 122
-55.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.53 NOK 15.25
1.31%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$26.83 £19.74
$54.8 NOK 545
-51.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2 £1.47
$2.23 NOK 22.13
-10.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.7K £27.7K
$36.9K NOK 367.6K
2.03%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.3K £30.4K
$39.6K NOK 394K
4.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$319 £235
$246 NOK 2,448
29.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.53 £12.9
$39 NOK 388
-55.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.82 £30.78
$61.3 NOK 609
-31.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.9 £33.78
$50.2 NOK 499
-8.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.86 £11.67
$34.85 NOK 347
-54.49%
Cinema Ticket
$13.71 £10.09
$16.17 NOK 161
-15.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,756 £1,293
$299 NOK 2,979
486.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.2K £15.6K
$8,456 NOK 84.1K
151.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.6 £66.7
$101 NOK 1,003
-10.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.44 £32.71
$51.5 NOK 512
-13.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 £74.3
$115 NOK 1,147
-12.43%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$103 £76
$152 NOK 1,507
-31.89%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,427 £1,050
$1,327 NOK 13.2K
7.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,157 £851
$990 NOK 9,844
16.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,327 £1,713
$2,019 NOK 20.1K
15.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,846 £1,359
$1,584 NOK 15.8K
16.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,050 £4,452
$7,177 NOK 71.4K
-15.70%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,820 £3,547
$5,157 NOK 51.3K
-6.53%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Norway
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,133 £2,306
$3,738 NOK 37.2K
-16.18%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
4.54
26.65%

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Last update for United Kingdom: October 29, 2025

Last update for Norway: October 28, 2025

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