Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Trondheim Cost of Living Comparison Between Harstad and Trondheim

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 13.3% cheaper than Trondheim without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 4.9% cheaper than Trondheim without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.47 NOK 130

$22.83 NOK 220

-41.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$120 NOK 1,154

$120 NOK 1,159

-0.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.89 NOK 144

$14.18 NOK 137

5.01%

Cappuccino

$6.13 NOK 59.1

$4.67 NOK 44.99

31.26%

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

$3.64 NOK 35.12

$3.67 NOK 35.33

-0.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 NOK 29.95

$2.87 NOK 27.68

8.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.31 NOK 109

$10.67 NOK 103

6.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.99 NOK 106

$11.70 NOK 113

-6.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.43 NOK 23.47

$2.54 NOK 24.53

-4.33%

White Bread (500g)

$3.25 NOK 31.35

$3.54 NOK 34.13

-8.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.12 NOK 30.03

$3.84 NOK 37.00

-18.75%

Eggs

$4.24 NOK 40.87

$4.61 NOK 44.42

-8.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.44 NOK 101

$11.98 NOK 115

-12.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.40 NOK 148

$15.11 NOK 146

1.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$37.91 NOK 365

$28.78 NOK 277

31.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.91 NOK 37.74

$3.74 NOK 36.05

4.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 NOK 26.96

$2.83 NOK 27.32

-1.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 NOK 34.91

$2.68 NOK 25.88

35.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 NOK 43.75

$5.21 NOK 50.2

-12.86%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 NOK 19.37

$2.98 NOK 28.72

-32.55%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 NOK 19.77

$3.24 NOK 31.23

-36.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 NOK 26.43

$3.16 NOK 30.43

-13.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 NOK 16.58

$2.42 NOK 23.36

-28.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.14 NOK 146

$14.99 NOK 144

1.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.16 NOK 165

$18.54 NOK 179

-7.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.66 NOK 35.28

$3.67 NOK 35.37

-0.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.66 NOK 44.91

$4.76 NOK 45.85

-2.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.06 NOK 58.4

$4.56 NOK 43.93

32.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.5 NOK 776

$91.6 NOK 883

-12.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.45 NOK 120

$15.40 NOK 148

-19.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 NOK 13.90

$2.19 NOK 21.15

-34.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$51.7 NOK 499

$90.1 NOK 868

-42.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.23 NOK 21.46

$2.22 NOK 21.38

0.45%

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

$33.2K NOK 319.8K

$32.3K NOK 311.8K

2.54%

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

$29.9K NOK 288.1K

$42.4K NOK 408.6K

-29.50%

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

$159 NOK 1,532

$322 NOK 3,106

-50.67%

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

$32.73 NOK 316

$42.25 NOK 407

-22.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.7 NOK 739

$76.5 NOK 738

0.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.69 NOK 469

$43.51 NOK 419

11.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.25 NOK 340

$48.00 NOK 463

-26.56%

Cinema Ticket

$16.92 NOK 163

$17.24 NOK 166

-1.86%

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

$327 NOK 3,156

$330 NOK 3,183

-0.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,066 NOK 48.8K

$8,505 NOK 82.0K

-40.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.6 NOK 719

$112 NOK 1,082

-33.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.94 NOK 318

$48.39 NOK 467

-31.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 NOK 1,105

$125 NOK 1,209

-8.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$135 NOK 1,305

$132 NOK 1,273

2.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,321 NOK 12.7K

$1,374 NOK 13.2K

-3.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,003 NOK 9,668

$1,095 NOK 10.6K

-8.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,155 NOK 20.8K

$2,280 NOK 22.0K

-5.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,493 NOK 14.4K

$1,691 NOK 16.3K

-11.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,895 NOK 56.8K

$6,080 NOK 58.6K

-3.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,097 NOK 39.5K

$4,743 NOK 45.7K

-13.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,479 NOK 33.5K

$4,170 NOK 40.2K

-16.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

4.32

-1.16%

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

Last update for Harstad: March 1, 2026

Last update for Trondheim: March 3, 2026

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