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602 reviews
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Oslo

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walkability

bad

great

nature

system

expensive

Oslo is a very safe city with friendly and polite people, which helps newcomers settle in more easily. English is widely spoken, and Norwegian is generally considered easy to learn, which can make integration smoother. Public transport is reliable and the city is walkable, with easy access to natural areas that make exploring the outdoors convenient and enjoyable.

Employment opportunities seem accessible, but setting up a bank account, which is required to receive salary payments, can be a slow process that takes up to two months. While the city has a vibrant food and café scene, dining out is expensive, as are supermarket groceries due to Norway’s protective import policies that limit foreign products. Overall, the high cost of living is one of the most frequently mentioned downsides.

Social rules and customs are a bit unique and require some adjustment, as with any new place. The weather starts getting cold in early fall, which may not suit everyone. Still, for those who can manage the costs and climate, Oslo offers a clean, safe, and well-connected urban experience surrounded by impressive natural scenery.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Bad 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.

2 years ago

I've been there in summer. I don't understand why the rate of walkability is bad, that is ridiculous. People are friendly and polite, if you want to find a job is easy, although opening a bank account to get your salary can take two months. There are plenty of coffees, restaurants and bars, often you need to book in advance (more if the weather is good), and they will rip you off. I knew this, and I went there with the plan of no-eating out, no coffee-out and no-party, but even the supermarket is super expensive.
It is a beautiful city, nature around it is amazing. Social rules are different, as they are in every place, so you should inform yourself before living there. Everybody speaks English and learning Norwegian is easy.
In September it starts to be too cold for my taste.

6 years ago

✅ Very safe

✅ Friendly people

✅ Great public transport

✅ Beautiful nature nearby

✅ Speaks English widely

✅ Easy to learn Norwegian

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ 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

❌ Very expensive

❌ Slow banking system

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

-6°C / 21°F freezing

-5°C / 23°F freezing

4°C / 39°F cold

6°C / 43°F cold

11°C / 52°F cool

21°C / 70°F mild

22°C / 72°F mild

19°C / 66°F mild

14°C / 57°F cool

10°C / 50°F cold

2°C / 36°F cold

-3°C / 27°F freezing

Real (median)

-6°C / 21°F
freezing

-4°C / 25°F
freezing

5°C / 40°F
very cold

7°C / 45°F
cold

11°C / 52°F
cool

20°C / 68°F
mild

22°C / 71°F
mild

18°C / 64°F
cool

14°C / 57°F
cool

11°C / 51°F
cool

3°C / 37°F
very cold

-3°C / 28°F
freezing

Humidity

damp
82%

damp
81%

nice
54%

damp
83%

nice
73%

nice
69%

damp
77%

damp
90%

damp
84%

damp
85%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
84mm

dry
36mm

rainy
56mm

dry
23mm

rainy
82mm

dry
44mm

rainy
123mm

dry
12mm

rainy
86mm

rainy
99mm

rainy
57mm

dry
44mm

Cloud

pockets
40%

pockets
27%

pockets
38%

pockets
32%

cloudy
61%

pockets
47%

pockets
46%

pockets
49%

cloudy
52%

cloudy
54%

pockets
47%

pockets
50%

Air quality

clean
49 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

clean
15 US AQI

clean
21 US AQI

clean
15 US AQI

clean
13 US AQI

clean
20 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

Remote workers

967 people

877 people

1,046 people

967 people

1,094 people

1,133 people

958 people

1,181 people

1,171 people

1,013 people

788 people

943 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Arendal

Norway

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️16min

$5,088 / mo

45 Mbps

Gothenburg

Sweden

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 54 😷

✈️20min

$3,590 / mo

28 Mbps

Bergen

Norway

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 9° 49° AQI 27

✈️25min

$5,437 / mo

43 Mbps

Aalborg

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 56°

✈️26min

$4,963 / mo

34 Mbps

Alesund

Norway

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 47°

✈️30min

$4,253 / mo

100 Mbps

Trondheim

Norway

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 7° 45° 8° 47° AQI 38

✈️32min

$5,022 / mo

43 Mbps

Stockholm

Sweden

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41° AQI 32

✈️33min

$3,834 / mo

34 Mbps

Aarhus

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°

✈️33min

$4,733 / mo

26 Mbps

Copenhagen

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 31

✈️38min

$5,766 / mo

46 Mbps

Malmö

Sweden

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 22

✈️40min

$4,398 / mo

43 Mbps

Turku

Finland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45° AQI 12

✈️51min

$3,750 / mo

25 Mbps

Hamburg

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 24

✈️57min

$4,456 / mo

27 Mbps

Stockholm

Sweden

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41° AQI 32

✈️33min

$3,834 / mo

🌇 Also went here274 people

Copenhagen

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 31

✈️38min

$5,766 / mo

🌇 Also went here269 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 55 😷

✈️1h

$4,464 / mo

🌇 Also went here294 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 34

✈️1h

$6,068 / mo

🌇 Also went here308 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 46

✈️1h

$3,167 / mo

🌇 Also went here256 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 46

✈️2h

$5,944 / mo

🌇 Also went here359 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 57 😷

✈️2h

$5,298 / mo

🌇 Also went here316 people

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 30

✈️2h

$3,785 / mo

🌇 Also went here233 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 50

✈️2h

$2,558 / mo

🌇 Also went here272 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️3h

$5,791 / mo

🌇 Also went here219 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 40

✈️3h

$5,477 / mo

🌇 Also went here304 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 89 😷

✈️3h

$1,952 / mo

🌇 Also went here210 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 33

✈️4h

$3,946 / mo

🌇 Also went here302 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

✈️8h

$7,679 / mo

🌇 Also went here245 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 45° 113° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 47

✈️12h

$1,529 / mo

🌇 Also went here269 people

600 remote workers in Oslo now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.64/5 (Rank #314) 602 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍7 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,280 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 43Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 14°C58°F (feels 14°C57°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 64%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 41 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
👌 Safety	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
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Great
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Norway
🗓️ Average trip length	4 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	43 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 14°C 58°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 14°C 57°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 41 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 18 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Sagene
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Marka
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 NOK in USD	USD 9.64
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	NOK 1,000 = USD 96
💸 Tipping	No
💻 Best coworking space	Mesh
💻 Best alt. coworking space	OM 657 Oslo
☕️ Best coffee place	Tea Lounge
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	630,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$70,617 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 84% 👱‍♀️ 16%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Komplett
🏠 Apartment listings	Finn
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Norweigan
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	SAS
🏥 Best hospital	Volvat Medical Center

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,280 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,174 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,699 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,914 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,361 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$3,289 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,352 / month
🏠 Median home price	$771,404
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$157 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$108 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$402 / month
🍛 Dinner	$22
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$10
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$9,128 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$10 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip