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| ⭐️ Total score | 6 reviews |
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| 😝 Fun | |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 76 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 3°C 38°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 3°C 37°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 16 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Little Green Hive |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 99,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,088 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,991 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,729 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,351 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,767 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,770 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $941 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $58 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 415° cold | 394° cold | 5714° cool | 6820° mild | 7021° mild | 8831° hot | 9535° hot | 9736° hot | 8228° warm | 7222° mild | 5010° cold | 5513° cool |
| Real | 436° very cold | 415° very cold | 5714° cool | 6619° mild | 7021° mild | 8228° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 7926° warm | 7222° mild | 5010° cold | 5513° cool |
| Humidity | nice 63% | nice 69% | nice 46% | nice 56% | nice 62% | sweaty 73% | sweaty 72% | sweaty 74% | nice 71% | nice 79% | nice 58% | nice 61% |
| Rain | rainy 71mm | dry 19mm | dry 32mm | dry 29mm | dry 15mm | dry 24mm | dry 17mm | dry 27mm | rainy 69mm | dry 34mm | dry 10mm | dry 10mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 54% | cloudy 67% | pockets 40% | pockets 33% | cloudy 53% | cloudy 51% | pockets 35% | pockets 39% | pockets 33% | pockets 47% | pockets 33% | pockets 45% |
| Air quality | clean 23 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 3° 37° 6° 43°AQI 9✈️8h$5,645 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleLived there last September and October and am coming back later this year. Yes, it is expensive, but after a while I learned about affordable places to eat and realized I could choose neighborhoods farther from city center, and it would still be nice. City feels super safe, even at nigh! Internet is crazy fast (I got 500mb on my airbnb) there are tons to do and see and I did not encounter the super rude Parisians people talk so much about, mostly everyone spoke English and were very polite. Rent
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 121😷✈️9h$5,686 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleBad walkability? Oslo is known for its great walkability and accessibility to nature. The public transport system is also great, and the city is safe. However, the downside is that it is a very expensive city. Basic items like fruits, vegetables, meat and even beer can be costly. Additionally, the import system in Norway is very protective, which means that grocery stores often only carry products that are made in Norway.
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