Europe · Northern Europe · 2025 price levels

🇳🇴Cost of living in Norway

+29% Everyday spending in Norway costs 29% more than the EU average.

Alcohol & tobacco, health and phone & internet cost the most compared with the rest of Europe; housing & utilities, furniture & household and clothing & shoes the least. Rents run from about €710 a month for one room in Bergen to €1,810 for three rooms in Oslo.

Price level by category

What costs more, and how much

EU average = 100. The bar's length is Norway's price level for the same basket.

Alcohol & tobacco+104%
Health+78%
Phone & internet+64%
Recreation & culture+48%
Personal care & services+46%
Restaurants & hotels+40%
Food & soft drinks+33%
Transport+32%
Clothing & shoes+14%
Furniture & household+12%
Housing & utilities+8%

EU averageEurostat, 2025

Against its neighbours

Cheaper than Denmark

Household spending, EU average = 100.

🇳🇴 Norway129

🇪🇺 EU100

4% cheaperthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)

Rent

What a flat costs a month

Average rents in 2025 from Statistics Norway's rental market survey, in kroner and in euros at 10.52 kr per euro.

Where	1 room	2 rooms	3 rooms
Oslo & Bærumthe capital	€95910,090 kr	€1,45015,260 kr	€1,80819,030 kr
Bergen	€7147,510 kr	€1,12811,870 kr	€1,30413,720 kr
Trondheim	—	€1,12611,850 kr	€1,37114,430 kr
Stavanger	—	€1,08311,400 kr	€1,29513,630 kr
All of Norwaynational average	€8338,770 kr	€1,12011,790 kr	€1,32213,910 kr

— too few flats of that size in the survey to give an average.

Living there

The basics

Status: EEA Member
Stay: Schengen area. 90-day free stay; registration for 3+ months.
Healthcare: EHIC (Europeisk helsetrygdkort) valid.
Currency: NOK
Banking: Full support (Revolut/Wise)
Paying: Card (Nearly 100%)
English: 5 out of 5
Getting around: Ruter

Say it locally

Seven phrases

Hello: Hallo
Thank you: Takk
Yes/No: Ja / Nei
How are you?: Hvordan har du det?
Excuse me: Unnskyld
Check, please!: Regningen, takk!
Do you speak English?: Snakker du engelsk?

Cities

Ten places to live

Bergen Drammen Fredrikstad Kristiansund Molde Moss Oslo Porsgrunn Stavanger Trondheim

Category	Search Link
🏋️ Gyms & Fitness	Find Gyms in 🇳🇴 Norway
🧖 Spas & Wellness	Find Spas in 🇳🇴 Norway
💻 Coworking	Find Coworking in 🇳🇴 Norway
☕ Work-friendly Cafes	Find Cafes in 🇳🇴 Norway
🛒 Supermarkets	Find Supermarkets in 🇳🇴 Norway
🥾 Hiking Trails	Find Trails in 🇳🇴 Norway

Substance	Status	Penalty
Cannabis	🔴	Strict

🏠 Housing & Rent

Link	Description
Finn.no	🔴 Biggest housing platform
Hybel.no	Rentals
Utleiemegleren	Rental agent

💼 Jobs

Link	Description
Nav.no	Public job search
Indeed.no	Job search

🚌 Transport

Link	Description
Entur	Public transport
Vy	Trains & buses

Where the numbers come from

Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind_1: price level indices, EU27 = 100, 2025. Reuse authorised with acknowledgement.
World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.
Statistics Norway, table 09895: rental market survey, 2025. CC BY 4.0.
European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-20: 1 € = 10.5245 NOK.