Cost of Living in Kirkenes - Updated Prices & Insights

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $1,300 (excluding rent), and $2,439 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $3,342 (excluding rent), and $5,104 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$24.98 kr 248
$15.98 kr 159
$49.96 kr 497
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$103 kr 1,020
$71.8 kr 714
$174 kr 1,734
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.46 kr 134
$11.97 kr 119
$16.96 kr 169
Cappuccino
$4.86 kr 48.38
$3 kr 29.83
$6.99 kr 69.6
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.24 kr 32.24
$2.29 kr 22.75
$5.71 kr 56.8
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.84 kr 28.21
$2 kr 19.85
$4.9 kr 48.75
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$10.41 kr 104
$7.22 kr 71.8
$15.51 kr 154
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$9.78 kr 97.2
$8.23 kr 81.9
$13.37 kr 133
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$2.26 kr 22.45
$1.94 kr 19.33
$3.38 kr 33.63
White Bread (500g)
$3.45 kr 34.29
$2.07 kr 20.62
$5.19 kr 51.6
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.81 kr 27.93
$1.75 kr 17.41
$5.53 kr 55
Eggs
$4.85 kr 48.23
$2.94 kr 29.27
$6.69 kr 66.5
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.25 kr 132
$8.91 kr 88.7
$20.05 kr 199
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$16.25 kr 162
$10.66 kr 106
$20.31 kr 202
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$31.65 kr 315
$16.2 kr 161
$48.2 kr 480
Apples (1kg)
$3.95 kr 39.32
$2.27 kr 22.63
$5.12 kr 51
Banana (1kg)
$2.22 kr 22.06
$1.75 kr 17.43
$3.7 kr 36.77
Oranges (1kg)
$3.74 kr 37.2
$1.69 kr 16.82
$5.55 kr 55.2
Tomato (1kg)
$5.02 kr 49.96
$3.32 kr 33.01
$7.43 kr 73.9
Potato (1kg)
$2.6 kr 25.83
$1.62 kr 16.16
$3.25 kr 32.32
Onion (1kg)
$2.29 kr 22.77
$1.38 kr 13.74
$4.37 kr 43.47
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.59 kr 25.79
$1.4 kr 13.95
$3.27 kr 32.49
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2 kr 19.94
$0.71 kr 7.04
$3.79 kr 37.74
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.23 kr 171
$16.08 kr 160
$20.68 kr 206
Wine (Bottle)
$14.19 kr 141
$11.36 kr 113
$23.66 kr 235
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.67 kr 36.54
$3.09 kr 30.78
$4.97 kr 49.48
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.87 kr 38.46
$3.19 kr 31.72
$5.22 kr 52
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.31 kr 42.89
$3.91 kr 38.85
$4.62 kr 45.91
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$72.9 kr 725
$47.73 kr 475
$77.6 kr 772
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$10.29 kr 102
$6.17 kr 61.4
$20.58 kr 205
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.31 kr 13.05
$1.23 kr 12.23
$1.64 kr 16.36
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$52.1 kr 518
$45.13 kr 449
$90.3 kr 898
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.13 kr 21.14
$1.91 kr 18.99
$2.49 kr 24.76
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K kr 359K
$32.7K kr 325.2K
$43.3K kr 430.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.5K kr 382.5K
$36.2K kr 359.6K
$45.5K kr 452.7K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$236 kr 2,350
$141 kr 1,400
$596 kr 5,931
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$40.56 kr 403
$21.42 kr 213
$53.5 kr 532
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$52.6 kr 523
$38.46 kr 383
$107 kr 1,064
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50 kr 498
$36.96 kr 368
$61.6 kr 613
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$34.95 kr 348
$25.46 kr 253
$34.95 kr 348
Cinema Ticket
$10.97 kr 109
$7.15 kr 71.1
$14.81 kr 147
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 kr 3,119
$223 kr 2,223
$398 kr 3,957
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.3K kr 112.9K
$5,561 kr 55.3K
$28.4K kr 282.2K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$95.9 kr 954
$70.7 kr 703
$121 kr 1,206
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.3 kr 510
$29.68 kr 295
$99.3 kr 988
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 kr 1,071
$75.4 kr 750
$171 kr 1,701
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$173 kr 1,723
$116 kr 1,149
$277 kr 2,757
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,281 kr 12.7K
$854 kr 8,493
$1,334 kr 13.3K
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$897 kr 8,925
$711 kr 7,073
$1,016 kr 10.1K
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,808 kr 18K
$1,306 kr 13K
$2,009 kr 20K
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,532 kr 15.2K
$1,209 kr 12K
$1,713 kr 17K
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,318 kr 23.1K
$1,979 kr 19.7K
$2,656 kr 26.4K
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,889 kr 18.8K
$1,819 kr 18.1K
$1,958 kr 19.5K
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,071 kr 50.4K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.38
3.8
5.9
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