| ⭐️ Total score |
1.98/5 (Rank #1192)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,991 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 42 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 12°C54°F (feels 11°C52°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 93%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$5,885 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Great |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Norway |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 12°C 54°F + 💦 Damp (93%) = feels 11°C 52°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 NOK in USD | USD 9.78 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NOK 1,000 = USD 98 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Lindvedske Hus |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎3% 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 | $4,991 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,533 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,109 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,317 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,978 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,781 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,827 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $347,505 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $139 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $124 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $278 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $16 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $10 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $9,259 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 4°C / 39°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 14°C / 57°F cool | 10°C / 50°F cold | 3°C / 37°F cold | -1°C / 30°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
5°C / 40°F
very cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
12°C / 53°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
1°C / 33°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
damp 76% |
nice 61% |
damp 81% |
damp 80% |
nice 78% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
damp 87% |
damp 83% |
damp 88% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 72mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 80mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 102mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 45% |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 229 people | 200 people | 250 people | 225 people | 300 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 260 people |
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