| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.87/5 (Rank #1133)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $7,427 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 134 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C43°F (feels 4°C39°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 87%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 31 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$4,902 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 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) | 134 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 6°C 43°F + 💦 Damp (87%) = feels 4°C 39°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 NOK in USD | USD 1.07 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NOK 1,000 = USD 107 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Lindvedske Hus |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Soft · 36 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎2% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 31,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $58,821 / 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 | $7,427 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,375 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,631 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,895 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,274 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $12,285 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $3,510 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $381,584 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $153 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $403 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $267 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $12 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,488 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ 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) |
-130° freezing |
0° freezing |
439° cold |
745° cold |
1254° cool |
1763° cool |
2068° mild |
1966° mild |
1559° cool |
948° cold |
337° cold |
-130° freezing |
| Real (median) |
033°
very cold |
032°
freezing |
541°
very cold |
745°
cold |
1253°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1967°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1458°
cool |
1050°
cool |
440°
very cold |
133°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 85% |
damp 82% |
damp 71% |
damp 80% |
damp 79% |
nice 79% |
damp 80% |
damp 82% |
damp 88% |
damp 87% |
damp 90% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 72mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 80mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 103mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 30% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 86% |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 686 people | 600 people | 750 people | 660 people | 818 people | 600 people | 750 people | 600 people | 780 people |
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