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

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 21.1% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 6.4% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 7.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.49 NOK 136

$25.51 NOK 257

-47.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$122 NOK 1,234

$102 NOK 1,026

20.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.24 NOK 154

$19.34 NOK 195

-21.20%

Cappuccino

$6.09 NOK 61.5

$5.56 NOK 56.1

9.53%

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

$3.57 NOK 35.98

$3.22 NOK 32.49

10.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 NOK 29.82

$2.91 NOK 29.37

1.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.01 NOK 111

$11.41 NOK 115

-3.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.15 NOK 112

$9.80 NOK 98.8

13.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.44 NOK 24.65

$2.72 NOK 27.43

-10.29%

White Bread (500g)

$3.12 NOK 31.46

$3.47 NOK 35.02

-10.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.06 NOK 30.87

$2.79 NOK 28.18

9.68%

Eggs

$4.29 NOK 43.24

$5.03 NOK 50.8

-14.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.36 NOK 105

$14.03 NOK 142

-26.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.08 NOK 152

$15.65 NOK 158

-3.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$37.24 NOK 376

$28.19 NOK 284

32.10%

Apples (1kg)

$3.90 NOK 39.39

$3.75 NOK 37.82

4.00%

Banana (1kg)

$2.71 NOK 27.38

$2.95 NOK 29.79

-8.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 NOK 36.54

$3.77 NOK 38.03

-3.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 NOK 46.90

$5.44 NOK 54.9

-14.52%

Potato (1kg)

$2.08 NOK 20.98

$2.71 NOK 27.30

-23.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.98 NOK 19.93

$2.86 NOK 28.90

-30.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.69 NOK 27.17

$2.88 NOK 29.01

-6.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 NOK 17.87

$2.03 NOK 20.48

-12.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.04 NOK 152

$16.67 NOK 168

-9.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.08 NOK 162

$16.79 NOK 169

-4.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.53 NOK 35.62

$3.30 NOK 33.32

6.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.71 NOK 47.56

$4.32 NOK 43.58

9.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.00 NOK 60.6

$4.53 NOK 45.71

32.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$78.6 NOK 793

$80.7 NOK 814

-2.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.60 NOK 127

$15.59 NOK 157

-19.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 NOK 13.96

$2.24 NOK 22.63

-38.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$50.8 NOK 513

$73.8 NOK 744

-31.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 NOK 21.64

$2.17 NOK 21.86

-1.38%

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

$32.4K NOK 327.2K

$35.9K NOK 362.2K

-9.66%

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

$30.0K NOK 302.5K

$42.3K NOK 426.4K

-29.06%

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

$163 NOK 1,644

$245 NOK 2,473

-33.52%

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

$32.81 NOK 331

$38.76 NOK 391

-15.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$74.4 NOK 751

$63.6 NOK 642

16.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.68 NOK 501

$54.7 NOK 552

-9.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.73 NOK 350

$40.86 NOK 412

-15.00%

Cinema Ticket

$16.38 NOK 165

$19.97 NOK 201

-17.98%

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

$332 NOK 3,353

$289 NOK 2,912

15.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,087 NOK 51.3K

$13.0K NOK 130.9K

-60.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.4 NOK 770

$92.8 NOK 937

-17.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.04 NOK 333

$56.1 NOK 566

-41.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 NOK 1,186

$112 NOK 1,132

4.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 NOK 1,340

$148 NOK 1,493

-10.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,316 NOK 13.3K

$1,307 NOK 13.2K

0.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,005 NOK 10.1K

$975 NOK 9,838

3.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,144 NOK 21.6K

$2,044 NOK 20.6K

4.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,470 NOK 14.8K

$1,585 NOK 16.0K

-7.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,461 NOK 55.1K

$6,960 NOK 70.2K

-21.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,957 NOK 39.9K

$4,699 NOK 47.4K

-15.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,302 NOK 33.3K

$3,964 NOK 40.0K

-16.71%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Bergen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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