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

🙂 Solo nomad: Harstad is 15.1% cheaper than Trondheim without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harstad is 10% cheaper than Trondheim without rent, and 7.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.33 NOK 133

$22.93 NOK 228

-41.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$122 NOK 1,215

$123 NOK 1,227

-1.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.19 NOK 151

$14.42 NOK 143

5.34%

Cappuccino

$6.05 NOK 60.1

$4.61 NOK 45.82

31.24%

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

$3.63 NOK 36.14

$3.62 NOK 36.03

0.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 NOK 29.48

$2.92 NOK 29.01

1.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.05 NOK 110

$10.72 NOK 107

3.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.96 NOK 109

$11.71 NOK 117

-6.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.41 NOK 23.96

$2.64 NOK 26.23

-8.71%

White Bread (500g)

$3.24 NOK 32.19

$3.54 NOK 35.24

-8.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.96 NOK 29.4

$3.95 NOK 39.3

-25.06%

Eggs

$4.31 NOK 42.89

$4.42 NOK 43.92

-2.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.49 NOK 104

$12.08 NOK 120

-13.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.91 NOK 148

$14.93 NOK 148

-0.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$36.85 NOK 367

$28.5 NOK 283

29.30%

Apples (1kg)

$4.06 NOK 40.43

$3.85 NOK 38.26

5.45%

Banana (1kg)

$2.68 NOK 26.69

$2.95 NOK 29.3

-9.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.56 NOK 35.39

$2.59 NOK 25.78

37.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.53 NOK 45.04

$5.13 NOK 51.1

-11.70%

Potato (1kg)

$2 NOK 19.9

$3.03 NOK 30.16

-33.99%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 NOK 20.61

$3.32 NOK 33.02

-37.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 NOK 27.25

$3.2 NOK 31.84

-14.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 NOK 17.19

$2.39 NOK 23.75

-27.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 NOK 150

$15.28 NOK 152

-1.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.29 NOK 152

$14.88 NOK 148

2.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.67 NOK 36.47

$3.8 NOK 37.79

-3.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.51 NOK 44.88

$4.87 NOK 48.45

-7.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$6.11 NOK 60.8

$4.71 NOK 46.81

29.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.9 NOK 805

$92.1 NOK 917

-12.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.61 NOK 125

$15.21 NOK 151

-17.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 NOK 13.82

$2.28 NOK 22.68

-39.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.1 NOK 518

$87.7 NOK 873

-40.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 NOK 21.31

$2.12 NOK 21.09

0.94%

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

$32.7K NOK 325.6K

$31.6K NOK 314.5K

3.52%

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

$30.8K NOK 306.8K

$42.6K NOK 423.8K

-27.61%

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

$158 NOK 1,572

$328 NOK 3,263

-51.82%

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

$33.2 NOK 330

$43.05 NOK 428

-22.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.4 NOK 760

$74.7 NOK 743

2.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.85 NOK 496

$42.55 NOK 423

17.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.21 NOK 350

$47.47 NOK 472

-25.83%

Cinema Ticket

$16.48 NOK 164

$17.03 NOK 169

-3.23%

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

$339 NOK 3,372

$319 NOK 3,174

6.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,989 NOK 49.6K

$8,665 NOK 86.2K

-42.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.4 NOK 769

$109 NOK 1,088

-29.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.37 NOK 322

$47.41 NOK 472

-31.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 NOK 1,162

$126 NOK 1,252

-7.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$132 NOK 1,313

$134 NOK 1,332

-1.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,310 NOK 13K

$1,386 NOK 13.8K

-5.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,002 NOK 9,970

$1,090 NOK 10.8K

-8.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,176 NOK 21.6K

$2,211 NOK 22K

-1.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,454 NOK 14.5K

$1,663 NOK 16.5K

-12.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,185 NOK 51.6K

$5,964 NOK 59.3K

-13.07%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,893 NOK 38.7K

$6,353 NOK 63.2K

-38.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,313 NOK 33K

$3,873 NOK 38.5K

-14.46%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Trondheim: October 28, 2025

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