Cost of Living Comparison Between Sandnes and Bergen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sandnes and Bergen

🙂 Solo nomad: Sandnes is 1.4% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 5.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Sandnes is 13.9% more expensive than Bergen without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$29.30 NOK 296

$25.35 NOK 256

15.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$123 NOK 1,239

$103 NOK 1,042

18.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.61 NOK 137

$18.96 NOK 191

-28.22%

Cappuccino

$5.17 NOK 52.3

$5.29 NOK 53.4

-2.27%

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

$3.57 NOK 36.02

$3.21 NOK 32.38

11.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 NOK 28.65

$2.90 NOK 29.27

-2.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.25 NOK 104

$11.57 NOK 117

-11.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.03 NOK 101

$9.54 NOK 96.3

5.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.11 NOK 21.31

$2.73 NOK 27.57

-22.71%

White Bread (500g)

$3.32 NOK 33.50

$3.31 NOK 33.43

0.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.19 NOK 32.25

$2.91 NOK 29.40

9.62%

Eggs

$4.30 NOK 43.39

$5.10 NOK 51.6

-15.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.56 NOK 127

$14.03 NOK 142

-10.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.99 NOK 141

$15.89 NOK 161

-11.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$36.45 NOK 368

$27.61 NOK 279

32.02%

Apples (1kg)

$3.56 NOK 35.96

$3.91 NOK 39.54

-8.95%

Banana (1kg)

$2.58 NOK 26.01

$2.94 NOK 29.74

-12.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.01 NOK 30.45

$3.65 NOK 36.91

-17.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.74 NOK 47.91

$5.59 NOK 56.5

-15.21%

Potato (1kg)

$2.30 NOK 23.24

$2.75 NOK 27.74

-16.36%

Onion (1kg)

$2.20 NOK 22.24

$2.76 NOK 27.88

-20.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.76 NOK 27.83

$2.78 NOK 28.12

-0.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 NOK 18.73

$2.11 NOK 21.31

-12.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.06 NOK 152

$16.55 NOK 167

-9.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.70 NOK 138

$16.40 NOK 166

-16.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.29 NOK 33.20

$3.38 NOK 34.12

-2.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.07 NOK 41.10

$4.41 NOK 44.52

-7.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.04 NOK 40.85

$4.33 NOK 43.73

-6.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$72.1 NOK 728

$80.6 NOK 814

-10.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$15.02 NOK 152

$15.64 NOK 158

-3.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 NOK 21.74

$2.25 NOK 22.74

-4.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$46.52 NOK 470

$74.1 NOK 748

-37.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.12 NOK 21.44

$2.13 NOK 21.50

-0.47%

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

$34.9K NOK 352.8K

$36.0K NOK 363.3K

-2.87%

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

$32.1K NOK 324.5K

$42.4K NOK 428.5K

-24.28%

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

$220 NOK 2,219

$244 NOK 2,467

-10.06%

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

$44.18 NOK 446

$39.08 NOK 395

13.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$79.7 NOK 805

$64.6 NOK 652

23.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.3 NOK 508

$53.5 NOK 541

-5.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$49.64 NOK 501

$40.22 NOK 406

23.42%

Cinema Ticket

$18.49 NOK 187

$19.89 NOK 201

-7.04%

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

$317 NOK 3,206

$289 NOK 2,921

9.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,181 NOK 92.7K

$12.8K NOK 129.4K

-28.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$118 NOK 1,188

$89.6 NOK 905

31.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.9 NOK 595

$55.5 NOK 561

6.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 NOK 1,047

$112 NOK 1,126

-7.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$157 NOK 1,590

$146 NOK 1,470

8.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,263 NOK 12.8K

$1,301 NOK 13.1K

-2.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$883 NOK 8,915

$991 NOK 10.0K

-10.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,640 NOK 16.6K

$2,049 NOK 20.7K

-19.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,491 NOK 15.1K

$1,580 NOK 16.0K

-5.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,266 NOK 43.1K

$7,134 NOK 72.1K

-40.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 NOK 35.1K

$4,717 NOK 47.6K

-26.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,110 NOK 31.4K

$3,921 NOK 39.6K

-20.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.4

4.85

-9.28%

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

Last update for Sandnes: January 4, 2026

Last update for Bergen: January 6, 2026

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