Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 21.8% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 8.9% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 19.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.49 NOK 136

$25.13 NOK 254

-46.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$122 NOK 1,234

$122 NOK 1,229

0.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.24 NOK 154

$14.88 NOK 150

2.42%

Cappuccino

$6.09 NOK 61.5

$4.85 NOK 48.95

25.57%

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

$3.57 NOK 35.98

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-11.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 NOK 29.82

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-9.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.01 NOK 111

$11.99 NOK 121

-8.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.15 NOK 112

$11.05 NOK 112

0.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.44 NOK 24.65

$2.35 NOK 23.76

3.83%

White Bread (500g)

$3.12 NOK 31.46

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-24.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.06 NOK 30.87

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-16.16%

Eggs

$4.29 NOK 43.24

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-16.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.36 NOK 105

$13.45 NOK 136

-22.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.08 NOK 152

$16.52 NOK 167

-8.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$37.24 NOK 376

$31.03 NOK 313

20.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.90 NOK 39.39

$3.41 NOK 34.38

14.37%

Banana (1kg)

$2.71 NOK 27.38

$2.52 NOK 25.44

7.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 NOK 36.54

$3.40 NOK 34.28

6.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 NOK 46.90

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-5.30%

Potato (1kg)

$2.08 NOK 20.98

$2.45 NOK 24.71

-15.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.98 NOK 19.93

$2.59 NOK 26.10

-23.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.69 NOK 27.17

$2.85 NOK 28.75

-5.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 NOK 17.87

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-25.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.04 NOK 152

$17.17 NOK 173

-12.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.08 NOK 162

$17.78 NOK 179

-9.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.53 NOK 35.62

$3.39 NOK 34.19

4.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.71 NOK 47.56

$4.37 NOK 44.11

7.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.00 NOK 60.6

$4.16 NOK 41.98

44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$78.6 NOK 793

$78.7 NOK 794

-0.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.60 NOK 127

$10.28 NOK 104

22.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 NOK 13.96

$1.45 NOK 14.61

-4.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$50.8 NOK 513

$41.52 NOK 419

22.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 NOK 21.64

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-2.28%

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

$32.4K NOK 327.2K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

-8.91%

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

$30.0K NOK 302.5K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-29.76%

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

$163 NOK 1,644

$299 NOK 3,012

-45.42%

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

$32.81 NOK 331

$31.64 NOK 319

3.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$74.4 NOK 751

$56.3 NOK 568

32.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.68 NOK 501

$56.4 NOK 569

-11.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.73 NOK 350

$29.22 NOK 295

18.86%

Cinema Ticket

$16.38 NOK 165

$18.01 NOK 182

-9.05%

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

$332 NOK 3,353

$274 NOK 2,767

21.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,087 NOK 51.3K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-65.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.4 NOK 770

$106 NOK 1,067

-27.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.04 NOK 333

$65.2 NOK 657

-49.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 NOK 1,186

$125 NOK 1,261

-5.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 NOK 1,340

$165 NOK 1,665

-19.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,316 NOK 13.3K

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-22.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,005 NOK 10.1K

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-29.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,144 NOK 21.6K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-20.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,470 NOK 14.8K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-32.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,461 NOK 55.1K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-47.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,957 NOK 39.9K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-44.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,302 NOK 33.3K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

-14.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

5.08

-15.94%

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

Last update for Harstad: January 13, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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