WHAT LIFE COSTS
Living costs in Norway
The same basket of shopping costs 34% more in Norway than it does on average across the 27 European Union countries.
Explore this country's official figures. Each one tells you what it covers and when it was measured.
Yearly spending per person
Total spending divided by everyone who lives here, including children and people who spend nothing on this category. Your own costs may be very different.
We don't have yearly spending figures for this country yet.
How prices compare
See how much more or less the same goods and services cost here. These comparisons don't give you an amount to budget for.
The average across the 27 EU countries is the starting point. Each number shows how far prices are above or below it.
Everything, taken together
34% more expensive
Price level 134.1 · Reference year 2024 · Published index
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics
105% more expensive
Information and communication
79% more expensive
Education and childcare
77% more expensive
Health
74% more expensive
Restaurants and accommodation services
40% more expensive
Recreation, sport and culture
39% more expensive
Groceries
31% more expensive
Clothing and footwear
18% more expensive
Transport
18% more expensive
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance
11% more expensive
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
Same as the average
Energy bills
46% cheaper
Sources and licences
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- World Bank · dataset NE.CON.PRVT.CD + SP.POP.TOTL + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0