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

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 20.1% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 8.2% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.33 NOK 133

$24.89 NOK 248

-46.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$122 NOK 1,215

$99.2 NOK 987

23.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.19 NOK 151

$19.2 NOK 191

-20.89%

Cappuccino

$6.05 NOK 60.1

$5.46 NOK 54.3

10.81%

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

$3.63 NOK 36.14

$3.22 NOK 32

12.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 NOK 29.48

$2.98 NOK 29.69

-0.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.05 NOK 110

$11.66 NOK 116

-5.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.96 NOK 109

$9.59 NOK 95.4

14.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.41 NOK 23.96

$2.67 NOK 26.51

-9.74%

White Bread (500g)

$3.24 NOK 32.19

$3.28 NOK 32.62

-1.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.96 NOK 29.4

$2.77 NOK 27.56

6.86%

Eggs

$4.31 NOK 42.89

$4.88 NOK 48.55

-11.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.49 NOK 104

$14.05 NOK 140

-25.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.91 NOK 148

$15.88 NOK 158

-6.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$36.85 NOK 367

$27.97 NOK 278

31.75%

Apples (1kg)

$4.06 NOK 40.43

$3.97 NOK 39.53

2.27%

Banana (1kg)

$2.68 NOK 26.69

$3.02 NOK 30.05

-11.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.56 NOK 35.39

$3.63 NOK 36.13

-1.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.53 NOK 45.04

$5.66 NOK 56.3

-19.96%

Potato (1kg)

$2 NOK 19.9

$2.71 NOK 26.98

-26.20%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 NOK 20.61

$2.85 NOK 28.35

-27.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 NOK 27.25

$2.9 NOK 28.86

-5.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 NOK 17.19

$2.14 NOK 21.26

-19.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 NOK 150

$16.81 NOK 167

-10.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.29 NOK 152

$16.7 NOK 166

-8.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.67 NOK 36.47

$3.32 NOK 33.02

10.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.51 NOK 44.88

$4.41 NOK 43.85

2.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.11 NOK 60.8

$4.47 NOK 44.44

36.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.9 NOK 805

$81.8 NOK 814

-1.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.61 NOK 125

$15.62 NOK 155

-19.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 NOK 13.82

$2.27 NOK 22.59

-38.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.1 NOK 518

$73.8 NOK 734

-29.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 NOK 21.31

$2.16 NOK 21.51

-0.93%

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

$32.7K NOK 325.6K

$35.4K NOK 351.7K

-7.42%

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

$30.8K NOK 306.8K

$42.5K NOK 423.1K

-27.50%

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

$158 NOK 1,572

$242 NOK 2,409

-34.73%

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

$33.2 NOK 330

$37.91 NOK 377

-12.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.4 NOK 760

$64.9 NOK 646

17.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.85 NOK 496

$53.5 NOK 533

-6.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.21 NOK 350

$39.83 NOK 396

-11.60%

Cinema Ticket

$16.48 NOK 164

$20.28 NOK 202

-18.74%

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

$339 NOK 3,372

$288 NOK 2,865

17.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,989 NOK 49.6K

$12.9K NOK 128.2K

-61.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.4 NOK 769

$92.3 NOK 918

-16.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.37 NOK 322

$54.8 NOK 545

-40.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 NOK 1,162

$113 NOK 1,126

3.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$132 NOK 1,313

$146 NOK 1,450

-9.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,310 NOK 13K

$1,290 NOK 12.8K

1.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,002 NOK 9,970

$992 NOK 9,869

1.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,176 NOK 21.6K

$2,005 NOK 19.9K

8.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,454 NOK 14.5K

$1,584 NOK 15.8K

-8.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,185 NOK 51.6K

$6,247 NOK 62.1K

-17.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,893 NOK 38.7K

$4,271 NOK 42.5K

-8.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,313 NOK 33K

$3,747 NOK 37.3K

-11.57%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bergen: October 29, 2025

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