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

😐 Solo nomad: Bergen is 2.4% more expensive than Oslo without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bergen is 1.2% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 11.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.28 NOK 237

$25.57 NOK 240

-1.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$99.8 NOK 935

$121 NOK 1,135

-17.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$19.56 NOK 183

$15.22 NOK 143

28.52%

Cappuccino

$5.56 NOK 52.1

$5.05 NOK 47.32

10.10%

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

$3.11 NOK 29.18

$4.13 NOK 38.74

-24.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 NOK 28.06

$3.17 NOK 29.74

-5.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.42 NOK 107

$12.13 NOK 114

-5.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.55 NOK 89.5

$11.27 NOK 106

-15.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.76 NOK 25.82

$2.40 NOK 22.50

15.00%

White Bread (500g)

$3.40 NOK 31.88

$3.98 NOK 37.28

-14.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.87 NOK 26.85

$3.67 NOK 34.41

-21.80%

Eggs

$4.90 NOK 45.91

$5.13 NOK 48.07

-4.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.41 NOK 135

$13.26 NOK 124

8.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.05 NOK 150

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$28.27 NOK 265

$30.94 NOK 290

-8.63%

Apples (1kg)

$3.76 NOK 35.20

$3.56 NOK 33.37

5.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.96 NOK 27.74

$2.53 NOK 23.70

17.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.71 NOK 34.81

$3.45 NOK 32.34

7.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.56 NOK 52.1

$4.92 NOK 46.13

13.01%

Potato (1kg)

$2.63 NOK 24.64

$2.50 NOK 23.45

5.20%

Onion (1kg)

$2.90 NOK 27.21

$2.68 NOK 25.09

8.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.77 NOK 25.98

$2.78 NOK 26.02

-0.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.07 NOK 19.38

$2.39 NOK 22.37

-13.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.91 NOK 158

$17.18 NOK 161

-1.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.29 NOK 171

$18.48 NOK 173

-1.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.32 NOK 31.10

$3.51 NOK 32.86

-5.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 NOK 41.39

$4.21 NOK 39.46

4.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.39 NOK 41.17

$4.16 NOK 39.01

5.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$79.1 NOK 741

$78.9 NOK 739

0.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$15.14 NOK 142

$10.29 NOK 96.5

47.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.16 NOK 20.26

$1.38 NOK 12.91

56.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$72.9 NOK 683

$42.90 NOK 402

70.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.24 NOK 21.00

$2.21 NOK 20.68

1.36%

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

$35.0K NOK 327.5K

$36.6K NOK 343.0K

-4.50%

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

$43.8K NOK 410.4K

$42.2K NOK 395.3K

3.83%

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

$239 NOK 2,239

$296 NOK 2,775

-19.34%

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

$39.16 NOK 367

$30.71 NOK 288

27.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$64.0 NOK 600

$56.3 NOK 527

13.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.8 NOK 514

$57.1 NOK 535

-4.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.51 NOK 370

$28.82 NOK 270

37.09%

Cinema Ticket

$20.23 NOK 190

$17.94 NOK 168

12.76%

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

$282 NOK 2,639

$274 NOK 2,565

2.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.0K NOK 121.7K

$14.6K NOK 136.4K

-10.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$91.1 NOK 854

$103 NOK 967

-11.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.4 NOK 528

$64.8 NOK 607

-12.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 NOK 1,059

$121 NOK 1,135

-6.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$144 NOK 1,346

$166 NOK 1,556

-13.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,266 NOK 11.9K

$1,686 NOK 15.8K

-24.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$972 NOK 9,104

$1,423 NOK 13.3K

-31.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,991 NOK 18.7K

$2,739 NOK 25.7K

-27.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,593 NOK 14.9K

$2,176 NOK 20.4K

-26.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,417 NOK 69.5K

$11.2K NOK 105.0K

-33.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,862 NOK 45.6K

$7,652 NOK 71.7K

-36.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,383 NOK 41.1K

$4,421 NOK 41.4K

-0.86%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Oslo: April 12, 2026

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