Compare two distributions

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Suppose that $N\sim(0,1)$ and I have two functions $f$ and $g$.

Are there any theorems or techniques for comparing how close are distributions of $f(N)$ and $g(N)$?

For example, it is known that sum of lognormal random variables $ae^{bN}+ce^{dN}$ can be approximated by one lognormal variable $ue^{vN}$. Is it possible to find how good approximation is?

Thank you.