Prices in the most expensive country in the world

Norway, in statistics is often second most expensive country in the world (OECD stats, World Bank, Expatisan, Numbeo - all with the same result), right after Switzerland. What is the cost of living in here? How does the life look like? What's cheap what's not?

Let me know in the comments what products are cheaper or more expensive in your country/region. I'm curious what's the monthly cost of life, and how achievable is to get the salary that fulfills all the basic needs.

Let's take a look at some prices, keeping in mind that I based the list on the costs of the cheapest, not temporarily discounted products in one of the most popular markets (and the only in 25 km radius from my home):

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MEAT

Not so surprisingly the fish is quite cheap comparing to the prices in other countries. The rivers and sea are full of them, especially salmon and trout, so it's very easy to get, it's healthy, delicious, with low carbon footprint. Red meat, especially minced meat can sometimes be found in a price similar to one that you would pay in Berlin or Madrid, but chicken... oh, that bastard is so much more expensive here, that I could easily buy used car for a price difference I pay in a year

Product	Price NOK	Price USD	Price PLN	Price STEEM (22/03)	Price ARS
Salmon 500g	189,-	17,88	69,35	129	22 528
Trout 500g	150,-	14,19	55,04	103	17 879
Minced meat 500g	93,-	8,80	34,13	64	11 088
Beef steak 500g	180,-	17,03	66,05	123	21 457
Beef Angus steak 500g	355,-	33,58	130,24	244	42 310
Chicken fillet 500g	107,-	10,12	39,25	73	12 751
Chicken legs 500g	73,-	6,91	26,80	50	8 700

My account after month of blogging is worth just 6kg of chicken ;)

DIARY

Product	Price NOK	Price USD	Price PLN	Price STEEM (22/03)	Price ARS
Milk 1l	36,-	3,41	13,23	25	4297
Cream 300g	23,-	2,18	8,46	16	2746
Cheese Gouda 1kg	175,-	16,55	64,19	121	20 853
Cheese feta 150g	60,-	5,68	22,03	41	7156
Cheese blue 150g	31,-	2,93	11,36	21	3691
Eggs 12	32,-	3,03	11,75	22	14 805
Butter 500g	57,-	5,39	20.90	39	6791

Fruits and vegetables

Product	Price NOK	Price USD	Price PLN	Price STEEM (22/03)	Price ARS
Potatoes 1kg	22,-	2,08	8,07	15	2620
Tomatoes 1kg	55,-	5,20	20,17	38	6552
Cucumber 1kg	88,-	8,32	32,27	61	10 483
Lettuce	23,-	2,18	8,46	16	2746
Avocado 1kg	93,-	8,80	34,13	64	11 088
Carrot 1 kg	27,-	2,55	9,89	19	3213
Onion 1 kg	22,-	2,08	8,07	15	2620
Banana 1 kg	29,-	2,74	10,63	20	3452
Apple 1 kg	42,-	3,97	15,47	29	5002
Blueberry 1 kg	300,-	28,38	110,07	207	35 758
Orange 1 kg	25,-	2,36	9,15	17	2973
Lemon 1 kg	40,-	3,78	14,66	28	4762

Other food

Product	Price NOK	Price USD	Price PLN	Price STEEM (22/03)	Price ARS
Bread 500g	44,-	4,16	16,13	30	5241
Pasta 1 kg	27,-	2,55	9,89	19	3213
Rice 1kg	50,-	4,73	18,35	34	5959
Oil 1l	42,-	3,97	15,40	29	5002
Coffee 1kg	212,-	20,05	77,76	146	25 263
Chocolate 100g	35,-	3,31	12,84	24	4170
Beer 0,5l	78,-	7,38	28,62	54	9298
Marlboro Gold	179,-	16,93	65,66	123	21 331

Food per person is approximately 5000-6000 NOK monthly. The costs get lower when living in two (we spend around 9000 NOK per two)

Life

Rent:
Anywhere from 4000 NOK for renting the small room in shared apartment to 45 000 NOK for renting big house with the nice view. As it should not surprise, prices are higher in the big cities, with Oslo, capital, as the leading one. Average for the country is somewhere near 9000 NOK (850 USD, 3300 PLN, 6200 STEEM, 1 071 000 ARS).

Bills:
Water and electricity are relatively cheap. In fact, there is quite a big chance your water bill will be included in rent. Electricity prices went up after Russians invasion on Ukraine, as Norway started to sell it to its neighbors, but they still are quite decent, and monthly you should pay on average 30-40 USD for it.
More expensive will be internet. The price will depend on the provider and speed, but in general good, budget-friendly internet should cost you around 850 NOK monthly (80USD, 310 PLN, 580 STEEM, 100800 ARS) . The mobile phone bill can be somewhere around 200-300 NOK monthly for the basics (19-29 USD), then public transport: monthly ticket in Oslo is 750 NOK, for more than one zone can cost up to 2500 NOK. When you live in the village, single cost of going to the nearest town is 140 NOK (both ways), and to the city (Kristiansand, a couple of hours of trip) 750 NOK for both ways.

Renting small two-bedroom apartment and paying all the bills will cost you on average 12 000 NOK monthly (less, if you share the household with another person). It's 1135 USD, 4400 PLN, 8270 STEEM or 1 430 000 ARS.