Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Stavanger Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Stavanger

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 13.2% cheaper than Stavanger without rent, and 12.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 4.4% cheaper than Stavanger without rent, and 10.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.47 NOK 130

$25.44 NOK 245

-47.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$120 NOK 1,154

$123 NOK 1,183

-2.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.89 NOK 144

$15.27 NOK 147

-2.49%

Cappuccino

$6.13 NOK 59.1

$5.02 NOK 48.41

22.11%

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

$3.64 NOK 35.12

$3.92 NOK 37.79

-7.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 NOK 29.95

$3.40 NOK 32.75

-8.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.31 NOK 109

$11.16 NOK 108

1.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.99 NOK 106

$10.20 NOK 98.3

7.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.43 NOK 23.47

$2.34 NOK 22.55

3.85%

White Bread (500g)

$3.25 NOK 31.35

$3.02 NOK 29.15

7.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.12 NOK 30.03

$4.64 NOK 44.71

-32.76%

Eggs

$4.24 NOK 40.87

$4.49 NOK 43.28

-5.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.44 NOK 101

$12.96 NOK 125

-19.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.40 NOK 148

$16.51 NOK 159

-6.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$37.91 NOK 365

$27.76 NOK 268

36.56%

Apples (1kg)

$3.91 NOK 37.74

$3.45 NOK 33.26

13.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 NOK 26.96

$2.61 NOK 25.17

7.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 NOK 34.91

$2.98 NOK 28.74

21.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 NOK 43.75

$4.58 NOK 44.19

-0.87%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 NOK 19.37

$2.10 NOK 20.21

-4.29%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 NOK 19.77

$3.08 NOK 29.70

-33.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 NOK 26.43

$2.49 NOK 23.98

10.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 NOK 16.58

$1.82 NOK 17.59

-5.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.14 NOK 146

$15.02 NOK 145

0.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.16 NOK 165

$18.63 NOK 180

-7.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.66 NOK 35.28

$3.54 NOK 34.15

3.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.66 NOK 44.91

$4.16 NOK 40.10

12.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.06 NOK 58.4

$4.58 NOK 44.14

32.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.5 NOK 776

$66.8 NOK 644

20.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.45 NOK 120

$15.15 NOK 146

-17.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 NOK 13.90

$2.09 NOK 20.16

-31.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$51.7 NOK 499

$101 NOK 969

-48.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.23 NOK 21.46

$2.10 NOK 20.29

6.19%

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

$33.2K NOK 319.8K

$34.3K NOK 330.5K

-3.26%

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

$29.9K NOK 288.1K

$33.2K NOK 320.1K

-10.00%

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

$159 NOK 1,532

$188 NOK 1,816

-15.63%

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

$32.73 NOK 316

$42.56 NOK 410

-23.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.7 NOK 739

$80.4 NOK 775

-4.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.69 NOK 469

$56.6 NOK 545

-13.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.25 NOK 340

$35.81 NOK 345

-1.56%

Cinema Ticket

$16.92 NOK 163

$19.04 NOK 184

-11.13%

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

$327 NOK 3,156

$314 NOK 3,031

4.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,066 NOK 48.8K

$13.2K NOK 127.0K

-61.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.6 NOK 719

$116 NOK 1,120

-35.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.94 NOK 318

$58.9 NOK 568

-44.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 NOK 1,105

$105 NOK 1,011

9.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$135 NOK 1,305

$157 NOK 1,518

-14.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,321 NOK 12.7K

$1,623 NOK 15.6K

-18.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,003 NOK 9,668

$1,132 NOK 10.9K

-11.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,155 NOK 20.8K

$2,773 NOK 26.7K

-22.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,493 NOK 14.4K

$1,730 NOK 16.7K

-13.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,895 NOK 56.8K

$5,956 NOK 57.4K

-1.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,097 NOK 39.5K

$5,232 NOK 50.4K

-21.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,479 NOK 33.5K

$4,898 NOK 47.2K

-28.97%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

4.51

-5.32%

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

Last update for Harstad: March 1, 2026

Last update for Stavanger: February 28, 2026

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