⭐️ Total score |
1.98/5 (Rank #1186)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,967 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 43 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C64°F (feels 18°C64°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 89%
|
👌 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* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Norway |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (89%) = feels 18°C 64°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 NOK in USD | USD 9.88 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NOK 1,000 = USD 99 |
💸 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 | $4,967 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,493 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,195 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,341 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,009 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,512 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,846 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $351,544 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $141 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $115 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $280 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $10 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $9,357 / 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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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