2.05/5
32 reviews
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Alesund

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I'm a native Ålesunder, and I'll be honest: this city is boring as hell. Very few cafés/restaurants/bars/museums/etc. Therefore it'll also be hard to make friends and connections. As with the rest of Norway, it's very expensive. The public transport is limited. The pros: Art Noveau architecture and lots of green areas, generally very safe city regardless of neighborhood. I'd recommend stopping by for a few days (a week tops) if you're in Norway anyway, but I would not recommend moving here for an extended period of time. (BTW: if you're in Ålesund, plan a day trip to Geiranger – the drive there takes a few hours and is well worth it!)

5 years ago

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Cold all year round

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Dec

Feels (median)

-1°C / 30°F freezing

1°C / 34°F cold

6°C / 43°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

13°C / 55°F cool

12°C / 54°F cool

8°C / 46°F cold

4°C / 39°F cold

-1°C / 30°F freezing

Real (median)

2°C / 35°F
very cold

1°C / 34°F
very cold

4°C / 39°F
very cold

8°C / 46°F
cold

12°C / 54°F
cool

13°C / 55°F
cool

10°C / 50°F
cold

6°C / 43°F
very cold

2°C / 36°F
very cold

Humidity

damp
71%

nice
65%

damp
78%

damp
75%

damp
81%

damp
83%

damp
77%

damp
76%

damp
74%

damp
73%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
106mm

rainy
62mm

rainy
182mm

rainy
115mm

dry
50mm

rainy
115mm

dry
48mm

rainy
96mm

rainy
206mm

rainy
225mm

rainy
201mm

rainy
162mm

Cloud

pockets
39%

cloudy
58%

cloudy
50%

pockets
47%

pockets
42%

pockets
50%

cloudy
55%

cloudy
60%

cloudy
59%

cloudy
52%

Air quality

clean
9 US AQI

clean
0** US AQI

Remote workers

200 people

333 people

280 people

350 people

300 people

267 people

200 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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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	2.05/5 (Rank #1088) 32 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,611 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 97 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 5°C41°F (feels 2°C36°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 60%
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 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
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Great
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Good
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Norway
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	97 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 5°C 41°F + 😊 Comfy (60%) = feels 2°C 36°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 NOK in USD	USD 9.77
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	NOK 1,000 = USD 98
💸 Tipping	No
💻 Best coworking space	Mesh
☕️ Best coffee place	Jacu Coffee Roastery
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	Invit Espresso Bar
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	First Hotel Atlantica
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👎2% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	47,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$70,617 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 69% 👱‍♀️ 31%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Komplett
🏠 Apartment listings	Finn
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Norwegian
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	SAS

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,611 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,399 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,975 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,421 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$4,286 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,990 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$904 / month
🏠 Median home price	$410,973
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$201 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$98 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$347 / month
🍛 Dinner	$13
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$9
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$4,324 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$16 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,752
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$32,918
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$103,117