Electricity bills in the winter months can push the cost of housing up significantly.

An apartment in more stylish areas such asВ Frogner and MajorstuenВ will be much more expensive than one in more affordable neighbourhoods such asВ GrГёnland and GrГјnerlГёkka. Costs vary greatly depending on the neighbourhood. Prices are high, but get cheaper the further one lives from the city centre. Housing is the biggest expense a foreigner will have in Oslo. Norway does have fish, meat and dairy produce of its own, though, which makes these products slightly less expensive.Д«ecause of the exorbitant prices, many Norwegians drive over the border to Sweden when they need to stock up on food supplies.

This makes fresh produce much more expensive owingВ to import taxes. Expats should carefully calculate their budget when planning a move to Oslo.Д®xpats moving to Oslo will likely experience what is known as 'sticker shock' when it comes to grocery shopping in Norway.Д«ecause of the cold climate, most fruit and vegetables are imported. Salaries in Oslo tend to be higher than what is offered in other Norwegian cities. One consolation for expats is that high salaries offset some of these costs. MercerвЂ™s Cost of Living Survey for 2021 ranked Oslo as the 55thВ most expensive city in the world (out of 209 cities surveyed). Almost everything in the Norwegian capital costs more than it would in any other Scandinavian city, second only to Copenhagen. The cost of living in Norway is undeniably high and Oslo, in particular, is recognised as one of the region's most expensive cities for expats.

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