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

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 13.8% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 22.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 8.9% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.47 NOK 130

$25.15 NOK 242

-46.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$120 NOK 1,154

$120 NOK 1,161

-0.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.89 NOK 144

$15.08 NOK 145

-1.26%

Cappuccino

$6.13 NOK 59.1

$4.84 NOK 46.65

26.65%

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

$3.64 NOK 35.12

$4.21 NOK 40.54

-13.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 NOK 29.95

$3.24 NOK 31.26

-4.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.31 NOK 109

$12.05 NOK 116

-6.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.99 NOK 106

$10.97 NOK 106

0.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.43 NOK 23.47

$2.39 NOK 23.08

1.67%

White Bread (500g)

$3.25 NOK 31.35

$4.01 NOK 38.64

-18.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.12 NOK 30.03

$3.60 NOK 34.74

-13.33%

Eggs

$4.24 NOK 40.87

$5.08 NOK 49.02

-16.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.44 NOK 101

$13.18 NOK 127

-20.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.40 NOK 148

$16.03 NOK 155

-3.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$37.91 NOK 365

$31.13 NOK 300

21.78%

Apples (1kg)

$3.91 NOK 37.74

$3.57 NOK 34.43

9.52%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 NOK 26.96

$2.63 NOK 25.33

6.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 NOK 34.91

$3.35 NOK 32.31

8.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 NOK 43.75

$4.90 NOK 47.22

-7.35%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 NOK 19.37

$2.54 NOK 24.47

-20.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 NOK 19.77

$2.60 NOK 25.02

-21.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 NOK 26.43

$2.76 NOK 26.61

-0.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 NOK 16.58

$2.35 NOK 22.66

-26.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.14 NOK 146

$17.36 NOK 167

-12.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.16 NOK 165

$18.24 NOK 176

-5.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.66 NOK 35.28

$3.53 NOK 33.98

3.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.66 NOK 44.91

$4.18 NOK 40.34

11.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.06 NOK 58.4

$4.33 NOK 41.75

39.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.5 NOK 776

$77.6 NOK 748

3.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.45 NOK 120

$10.05 NOK 96.9

23.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 NOK 13.90

$1.40 NOK 13.48

2.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$51.7 NOK 499

$41.84 NOK 403

23.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.23 NOK 21.46

$2.29 NOK 22.12

-2.62%

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

$33.2K NOK 319.8K

$35.9K NOK 346.2K

-7.64%

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

$29.9K NOK 288.1K

$42.1K NOK 405.5K

-28.95%

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

$159 NOK 1,532

$305 NOK 2,942

-47.92%

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

$32.73 NOK 316

$30.56 NOK 295

7.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.7 NOK 739

$55.6 NOK 536

37.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.69 NOK 469

$55.8 NOK 538

-12.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.25 NOK 340

$29.41 NOK 283

19.86%

Cinema Ticket

$16.92 NOK 163

$17.89 NOK 172

-5.42%

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

$327 NOK 3,156

$268 NOK 2,583

22.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,066 NOK 48.8K

$14.7K NOK 142.1K

-65.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.6 NOK 719

$106 NOK 1,019

-29.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.94 NOK 318

$66.7 NOK 643

-50.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 NOK 1,105

$122 NOK 1,174

-5.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$135 NOK 1,305

$167 NOK 1,608

-18.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,321 NOK 12.7K

$1,714 NOK 16.5K

-22.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,003 NOK 9,668

$1,409 NOK 13.6K

-28.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,155 NOK 20.8K

$2,670 NOK 25.7K

-19.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,493 NOK 14.4K

$2,139 NOK 20.6K

-30.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,895 NOK 56.8K

$11.1K NOK 106.8K

-46.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,097 NOK 39.5K

$7,529 NOK 72.6K

-45.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,479 NOK 33.5K

$4,115 NOK 39.7K

-15.47%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Oslo: March 1, 2026

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