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title: "Cost of Living in Norway vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Norway is about 12% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.878, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Norway, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/norway/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=NO"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Norway

# Cost of living in 🇳🇴 Norway vs the United States

Norway has a US-relative price level of **0.878** (US = 1.0) — about 12% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Norway

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $56,948 | $43,900 |
| $80,000 | $91,116 | $70,240 |
| $120,000 | $136,674 | $105,360 |
| $180,000 | $205,011 | $158,040 |
| $250,000 | $284,738 | $219,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=NO).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Norway's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.878 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.909 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.847 2025

OECD 0.909 2025

Penn World Table 0.809 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.962 2025

Big Mac Index 1.295 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.899 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.860 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇬🇧 United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/united-kingdom/) — price level 0.881
- [🇳🇿 New Zealand](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/new-zealand/) — price level 0.863
- [🇭🇹 Haiti](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/haiti/) — price level 0.86
- [🇫🇮 Finland](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/finland/) — price level 0.852
- [🇦🇺 Australia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/australia/) — price level 0.91

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Norway](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-norway/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Norway](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-norway/)
- [How much you need to retire in Norway](https://geo-parity.com/fire/norway/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Norway compared to the United States?**: Norway has a price level of 0.878 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 12% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Norway?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $113,895 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Norway; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $87,800.
- **Where does the Norway cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=NO.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/norway/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=NO