Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Bergen Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Bergen

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 15% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 10.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 6.5% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.47 NOK 130

$24.84 NOK 239

-45.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$120 NOK 1,154

$103 NOK 994

16.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.89 NOK 144

$19.48 NOK 188

-23.56%

Cappuccino

$6.13 NOK 59.1

$5.34 NOK 51.5

14.79%

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

$3.64 NOK 35.12

$3.09 NOK 29.78

17.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 NOK 29.95

$2.91 NOK 28.07

6.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.31 NOK 109

$11.50 NOK 111

-1.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.99 NOK 106

$9.57 NOK 92.2

14.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.43 NOK 23.47

$2.74 NOK 26.39

-11.31%

White Bread (500g)

$3.25 NOK 31.35

$3.46 NOK 33.32

-6.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.12 NOK 30.03

$2.82 NOK 27.18

10.64%

Eggs

$4.24 NOK 40.87

$5.12 NOK 49.34

-17.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.44 NOK 101

$14.30 NOK 138

-26.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.40 NOK 148

$15.57 NOK 150

-1.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$37.91 NOK 365

$27.52 NOK 265

37.75%

Apples (1kg)

$3.91 NOK 37.74

$3.90 NOK 37.57

0.26%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 NOK 26.96

$3.02 NOK 29.08

-7.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 NOK 34.91

$3.77 NOK 36.30

-3.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 NOK 43.75

$5.44 NOK 52.5

-16.54%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 NOK 19.37

$2.73 NOK 26.32

-26.37%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 NOK 19.77

$2.87 NOK 27.66

-28.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 NOK 26.43

$2.77 NOK 26.68

-1.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 NOK 16.58

$2.06 NOK 19.88

-16.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.14 NOK 146

$16.69 NOK 161

-9.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.16 NOK 165

$18.00 NOK 173

-4.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.66 NOK 35.28

$3.29 NOK 31.74

11.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.66 NOK 44.91

$4.46 NOK 43.03

4.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.06 NOK 58.4

$4.35 NOK 41.94

39.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.5 NOK 776

$81.0 NOK 781

-0.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.45 NOK 120

$15.53 NOK 150

-19.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 NOK 13.90

$2.18 NOK 20.98

-33.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$51.7 NOK 499

$74.3 NOK 716

-30.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.23 NOK 21.46

$2.22 NOK 21.36

0.45%

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

$33.2K NOK 319.8K

$34.8K NOK 335.4K

-4.67%

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

$29.9K NOK 288.1K

$42.6K NOK 410.2K

-29.77%

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

$159 NOK 1,532

$237 NOK 2,286

-33.00%

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

$32.73 NOK 316

$38.89 NOK 375

-15.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.7 NOK 739

$65.3 NOK 629

17.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.69 NOK 469

$54.4 NOK 524

-10.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.25 NOK 340

$39.55 NOK 381

-10.87%

Cinema Ticket

$16.92 NOK 163

$19.86 NOK 191

-14.80%

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

$327 NOK 3,156

$282 NOK 2,718

16.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,066 NOK 48.8K

$13.0K NOK 125.2K

-60.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.6 NOK 719

$90.4 NOK 872

-17.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.94 NOK 318

$55.2 NOK 532

-40.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 NOK 1,105

$111 NOK 1,070

3.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$135 NOK 1,305

$147 NOK 1,420

-8.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,321 NOK 12.7K

$1,289 NOK 12.4K

2.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,003 NOK 9,668

$961 NOK 9,261

4.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,155 NOK 20.8K

$1,985 NOK 19.1K

8.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,493 NOK 14.4K

$1,578 NOK 15.2K

-5.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,895 NOK 56.8K

$7,549 NOK 72.8K

-21.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,097 NOK 39.5K

$4,792 NOK 46.2K

-14.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,479 NOK 33.5K

$4,205 NOK 40.5K

-17.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

4.85

-11.96%

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

Last update for Harstad: March 1, 2026

Last update for Bergen: March 2, 2026

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