⭐️ Total score | 2.62/5 (Rank #1210) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 😳 Way too expensive: $5,834 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 42Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Nice: 20°C68°F (feels 21°C70°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 74% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 30 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | Very high |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $5,885 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Good |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Norway |
⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (74%) = feels 21°C 70°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | OneCall |
💸 10 NOK in USD | USD 1.01 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NOK 1,000 = USD 101 |
💸 Tipping | No |
☕️ Best coffee place | Café Lindvedske Hus |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👎4% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 44,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $70,617 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Komplett |
🏠 Apartment listings | Finn |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | SAS |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,834 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,291 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,652 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,472 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,989 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $252 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,350 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $157 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $11 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 27-3° freezing | 27-3° freezing | 436° cold | 457° cold | 5412° cool | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6116° cool | 5211° cool | 457° cold | 27-3° freezing |
Real | 320° freezing | 320° freezing | 457° cold | 468° cold | 5412° cool | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 6619° mild | 6116° cool | 5412° cool | 489° cold | 320° freezing |
Humidity | damp 77% | damp 79% | damp 76% | nice 61% | damp 81% | nice 80% | nice 78% | nice 77% | damp 79% | damp 87% | damp 83% | damp 88% |
Rain | rainy 95mm | rainy 86mm | rainy 72mm | dry 14mm | rainy 173mm | dry 37mm | rainy 122mm | dry 42mm | rainy 100mm | rainy 141mm | rainy 129mm | rainy 162mm |
Cloud | cloudy 59% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 50% | pockets 30% | cloudy 89% | cloudy 68% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 89% | cloudy 84% | overcast 90% |
Sun | safe 0 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 229 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 250 people | 0 people | 244 people |
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