Cost of Living Comparison Between Bergen and Tromso Cost of Living Comparison Between Bergen and Tromso

🙂 Solo nomad: Bergen is 2.4% cheaper than Tromso without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bergen is 7.2% cheaper than Tromso without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.51 NOK 257

$33.51 NOK 338

-23.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$102 NOK 1,026

$120 NOK 1,215

-15.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$19.34 NOK 195

$15.44 NOK 156

25.26%

Cappuccino

$5.56 NOK 56.1

$6.17 NOK 62.2

-9.89%

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

$3.22 NOK 32.49

$4.56 NOK 46.02

-29.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 NOK 29.37

$3.34 NOK 33.72

-12.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.41 NOK 115

$11.15 NOK 112

2.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.80 NOK 98.8

$11.10 NOK 112

-11.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.72 NOK 27.43

$2.44 NOK 24.64

11.48%

White Bread (500g)

$3.47 NOK 35.02

$3.27 NOK 32.95

6.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.79 NOK 28.18

$3.35 NOK 33.79

-16.72%

Eggs

$5.03 NOK 50.8

$5.15 NOK 51.9

-2.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.03 NOK 142

$11.33 NOK 114

23.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.65 NOK 158

$15.16 NOK 153

3.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$28.19 NOK 284

$37.51 NOK 379

-24.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.75 NOK 37.82

$4.00 NOK 40.33

-6.25%

Banana (1kg)

$2.95 NOK 29.79

$2.76 NOK 27.87

6.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.77 NOK 38.03

$3.75 NOK 37.87

0.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.44 NOK 54.9

$5.33 NOK 53.8

2.06%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 NOK 27.30

$3.00 NOK 30.31

-9.67%

Onion (1kg)

$2.86 NOK 28.90

$3.63 NOK 36.65

-21.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.88 NOK 29.01

$2.64 NOK 26.66

9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 NOK 20.48

$1.70 NOK 17.13

19.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.67 NOK 168

$14.74 NOK 149

13.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.79 NOK 169

$16.10 NOK 162

4.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.30 NOK 33.32

$3.65 NOK 36.80

-9.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.32 NOK 43.58

$4.57 NOK 46.14

-5.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.53 NOK 45.71

$4.81 NOK 48.48

-5.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.7 NOK 814

$59.4 NOK 599

35.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$15.59 NOK 157

$12.43 NOK 125

25.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.24 NOK 22.63

$1.13 NOK 11.37

98.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$73.8 NOK 744

$51.5 NOK 519

43.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 NOK 21.86

$2.11 NOK 21.27

2.84%

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

$35.9K NOK 362.2K

$33.0K NOK 333.1K

8.73%

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

$42.3K NOK 426.4K

$36.8K NOK 371.1K

14.89%

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

$245 NOK 2,473

$251 NOK 2,537

-2.55%

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

$38.76 NOK 391

$48.78 NOK 492

-20.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$63.6 NOK 642

$76.9 NOK 776

-17.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.7 NOK 552

$48.80 NOK 492

12.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$40.86 NOK 412

$39.44 NOK 398

3.60%

Cinema Ticket

$19.97 NOK 201

$16.40 NOK 165

21.77%

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

$289 NOK 2,912

$327 NOK 3,300

-11.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.0K NOK 130.9K

$7,242 NOK 73.1K

79.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.8 NOK 937

$88.8 NOK 896

4.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.1 NOK 566

$32.43 NOK 327

72.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 NOK 1,132

$133 NOK 1,339

-15.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$148 NOK 1,493

$135 NOK 1,361

9.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,307 NOK 13.2K

$1,401 NOK 14.1K

-6.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$975 NOK 9,838

$1,234 NOK 12.4K

-20.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,044 NOK 20.6K

$2,524 NOK 25.5K

-19.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,585 NOK 16.0K

$1,799 NOK 18.1K

-11.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,960 NOK 70.2K

$8,691 NOK 87.7K

-19.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,699 NOK 47.4K

$5,119 NOK 51.6K

-8.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,964 NOK 40.0K

$3,839 NOK 38.7K

3.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.85

4.27

13.58%

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

Last update for Bergen: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tromso: January 11, 2026

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