Cost of Living Comparison Between Grimstad and Bergen Cost of Living Comparison Between Grimstad and Bergen

🙂 Solo nomad: Grimstad is 20% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 7.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Grimstad is 24.1% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.00 NOK 232

$25.51 NOK 257

-9.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.3 NOK 508

$102 NOK 1,026

-50.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.88 NOK 150

$19.34 NOK 195

-23.06%

Cappuccino

$4.49 NOK 45.35

$5.56 NOK 56.1

-19.24%

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

$3.97 NOK 40.04

$3.22 NOK 32.49

23.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 NOK 33.81

$2.91 NOK 29.37

15.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.04 NOK 121

$11.41 NOK 115

5.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.24 NOK 103

$9.80 NOK 98.8

4.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.31 NOK 23.32

$2.72 NOK 27.43

-15.07%

White Bread (500g)

$3.10 NOK 31.27

$3.47 NOK 35.02

-10.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.06 NOK 30.85

$2.79 NOK 28.18

9.68%

Eggs

$3.30 NOK 33.26

$5.03 NOK 50.8

-34.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.78 NOK 109

$14.03 NOK 142

-23.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.74 NOK 139

$15.65 NOK 158

-12.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.11 NOK 163

$28.19 NOK 284

-42.85%

Apples (1kg)

$2.01 NOK 20.24

$3.75 NOK 37.82

-46.40%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 NOK 23.45

$2.95 NOK 29.79

-21.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.31 NOK 33.44

$3.77 NOK 38.03

-12.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.95 NOK 39.90

$5.44 NOK 54.9

-27.39%

Potato (1kg)

$2.50 NOK 25.24

$2.71 NOK 27.30

-7.75%

Onion (1kg)

$2.69 NOK 27.12

$2.86 NOK 28.90

-5.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.80 NOK 28.24

$2.88 NOK 29.01

-2.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 NOK 17.33

$2.03 NOK 20.48

-15.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.06 NOK 172

$16.67 NOK 168

2.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.95 NOK 151

$16.79 NOK 169

-10.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.45 NOK 34.84

$3.30 NOK 33.32

4.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 NOK 42.46

$4.32 NOK 43.58

-2.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.93 NOK 49.77

$4.53 NOK 45.71

8.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$76.8 NOK 775

$80.7 NOK 814

-4.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.03 NOK 101

$15.59 NOK 157

-35.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 NOK 14.20

$2.24 NOK 22.63

-37.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.67 NOK 420

$73.8 NOK 744

-43.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.20 NOK 22.24

$2.17 NOK 21.86

1.38%

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

$36.3K NOK 366.5K

$35.9K NOK 362.2K

1.19%

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

$43.2K NOK 436.1K

$42.3K NOK 426.4K

2.28%

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

$306 NOK 3,087

$245 NOK 2,473

24.83%

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

$27.86 NOK 281

$38.76 NOK 391

-28.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$56.8 NOK 573

$63.6 NOK 642

-10.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.0 NOK 505

$54.7 NOK 552

-8.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.30 NOK 356

$40.86 NOK 412

-13.61%

Cinema Ticket

$15.10 NOK 152

$19.97 NOK 201

-24.39%

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

$265 NOK 2,674

$289 NOK 2,912

-8.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K NOK 148.1K

$13.0K NOK 130.9K

13.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.3 NOK 507

$92.8 NOK 937

-45.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.2 NOK 617

$56.1 NOK 566

9.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 NOK 1,008

$112 NOK 1,132

-10.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$164 NOK 1,658

$148 NOK 1,493

11.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,223 NOK 12.3K

$1,307 NOK 13.2K

-6.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$911 NOK 9,189

$975 NOK 9,838

-6.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,854 NOK 18.7K

$2,044 NOK 20.6K

-9.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,550 NOK 15.6K

$1,585 NOK 16.0K

-2.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,696 NOK 57.5K

$6,960 NOK 70.2K

-18.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,936 NOK 39.7K

$4,699 NOK 47.4K

-16.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,158 NOK 41.9K

$3,964 NOK 40.0K

4.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.9

4.85

1.03%

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

Last update for Grimstad: January 11, 2026

Last update for Bergen: January 13, 2026

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