Cost of Living Comparison Between Bergen and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Bergen and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Bergen is 0.9% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bergen is 2.7% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 12.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.51 NOK 257

$25.13 NOK 254

1.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$102 NOK 1,026

$122 NOK 1,229

-16.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$19.34 NOK 195

$14.88 NOK 150

29.97%

Cappuccino

$5.56 NOK 56.1

$4.85 NOK 48.95

14.64%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 NOK 32.49

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-20.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 NOK 29.37

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-11.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.41 NOK 115

$11.99 NOK 121

-4.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.80 NOK 98.8

$11.05 NOK 112

-11.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.72 NOK 27.43

$2.35 NOK 23.76

15.74%

White Bread (500g)

$3.47 NOK 35.02

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-16.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.79 NOK 28.18

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-23.56%

Eggs

$5.03 NOK 50.8

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-2.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.03 NOK 142

$13.45 NOK 136

4.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.65 NOK 158

$16.52 NOK 167

-5.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$28.19 NOK 284

$31.03 NOK 313

-9.15%

Apples (1kg)

$3.75 NOK 37.82

$3.41 NOK 34.38

9.97%

Banana (1kg)

$2.95 NOK 29.79

$2.52 NOK 25.44

17.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.77 NOK 38.03

$3.40 NOK 34.28

10.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.44 NOK 54.9

$4.91 NOK 49.53

10.79%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 NOK 27.30

$2.45 NOK 24.71

10.61%

Onion (1kg)

$2.86 NOK 28.90

$2.59 NOK 26.10

10.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.88 NOK 29.01

$2.85 NOK 28.75

1.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 NOK 20.48

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-13.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.67 NOK 168

$17.17 NOK 173

-2.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.79 NOK 169

$17.78 NOK 179

-5.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.30 NOK 33.32

$3.39 NOK 34.19

-2.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.32 NOK 43.58

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-1.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.53 NOK 45.71

$4.16 NOK 41.98

8.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.7 NOK 814

$78.7 NOK 794

2.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$15.59 NOK 157

$10.28 NOK 104

51.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.24 NOK 22.63

$1.45 NOK 14.61

54.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$73.8 NOK 744

$41.52 NOK 419

77.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 NOK 21.86

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-0.91%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.9K NOK 362.2K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

0.83%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$42.3K NOK 426.4K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-0.99%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$245 NOK 2,473

$299 NOK 3,012

-17.90%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$38.76 NOK 391

$31.64 NOK 319

22.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$63.6 NOK 642

$56.3 NOK 568

13.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.7 NOK 552

$56.4 NOK 569

-3.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$40.86 NOK 412

$29.22 NOK 295

39.84%

Cinema Ticket

$19.97 NOK 201

$18.01 NOK 182

10.88%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$289 NOK 2,912

$274 NOK 2,767

5.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.0K NOK 130.9K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-12.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.8 NOK 937

$106 NOK 1,067

-12.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.1 NOK 566

$65.2 NOK 657

-13.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 NOK 1,132

$125 NOK 1,261

-10.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$148 NOK 1,493

$165 NOK 1,665

-10.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,307 NOK 13.2K

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-22.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$975 NOK 9,838

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-31.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,044 NOK 20.6K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-23.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,585 NOK 16.0K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-26.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,960 NOK 70.2K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-33.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,699 NOK 47.4K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-34.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,964 NOK 40.0K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

2.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.85

5.08

-4.53%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bergen: January 13, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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