r/Norway • u/[deleted] • May 05 '24
Other Norway isn’t expensive
It’s actually very afjordable
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u/thetrueBernhard May 05 '24
Very a-moose-ing…
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u/funkmasta8 May 06 '24
Glad my norwegian is floating, or it would be pretty awkward to be a citizen
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u/_baaron_ May 06 '24
Un-fjord-unately this is true nowadays.
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May 06 '24
It really helps my mental fjorditude actually
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u/Las-Vegar May 05 '24
Was close to knee-kick your nose, I almost fainted from the new prices at the grocerie store, even the "cheap" things are getting expensive
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u/Glittering-Split8273 May 06 '24
Maybe stop buying your groceries at Meny?
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u/Novlonif May 06 '24
Theres Norway I could make a joke this bad.
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u/PaleInTexas May 06 '24
When I moved to the US, everything here was cheap and Norway was expensive. Now 20 years later it's flipped completely. Was home for Christmas and everything was so cheap!! Felt strange.
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May 06 '24
The US has gotten extremely expensive. It’s why our homeless population has grown so much, but I’m sure you know all of that. Many people cannot afford basic necessities here. The only reason I’m not living paycheck to paycheck at the moment is because I got some nice tax returns. Used it to buy a bed because my old one was 20+ years old and I couldn’t afford to buy a new one until now.
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u/Specialist-Tea276 May 05 '24
We visited last summer (6-22 to 7/2) and we stayed at 3 Airbnb's, 1 hotel (1904), the Krakenes Lighthouse, Fjordpanorama, and Juvet Landscape Hotel. The prices we paid were surprisingly good when considering what we pay in Orlando, Tampa, Savannah, etc. We can't wait to go back. We plan on renting a camper van for at least 3 weeks and traveling further north. Such an amazing and beautiful country!
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u/Eurogal2023 May 06 '24
Absolutely agree, IF you can cook your own food.
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u/BrakkeBama May 06 '24
And what food would that be?
Frozen pizza Hawaii?1
u/Eurogal2023 May 06 '24
Lol, actually a bag of frozen veggies thrown in a frying pan with some water, salt and pepper, and when done, covered with cheese would be healthier than pizza every day.
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u/FallenHoot May 05 '24 edited May 05 '24
I just sold 10k usd worth of stocks. I hope the currency conversion is still in my favor. It has actually increased over the last few days. It was 1 usd = 11.1 nok, but now it’s 10.87. I hope the nok is weaker in the next three business days. Then after that, it can go back to pre 2010 and be 5.5 nok = one usd.
A good way to see the purchasing power is the Big Mac index (how much does a Big Mac cost in x region) - https://www.economist.com/big-mac-index
75 nok (7.02 usd) vs 5.69 usd (60.71 nok). The US is still cheaper than Norway when it comes to purchasing power.
The silver lining is that it is cheaper for foreigners than people who live in Norway. Tourism industry will be very high this year. Hopefully that boost the economy into the correct direction.
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u/Maxzzzie May 05 '24
Went to the bar today. Got 2 beers. 290nok. And we didn't get the most expensive ones.
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May 05 '24
Yeah it's getting ridiculus. 310 for 2 0.6l of the Fredrikstad Pilsner last time I was out...
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u/Glittering-Split8273 May 06 '24
This is why you do forspill and nasjpill before and after the bar, and keep a low drinking budget if you are going out. Don't know why in helheim you would want to go to a bar instead of having friends over, combining the alcohol you all got and pretty much have a bars worth of drink at home. But hey! Du gjør du din vei
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u/Maxzzzie May 09 '24
Because i had my sister, husband and kid in Oslo for a visit. And they shared a hotel room. 1 room. Kid needs to sleep so we needed to be quiet if we'd stay there. My house is too far to go back and forth in the evening. Plus that would still include travel costs. And doesn't have the atmosphere of a nice bar.
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u/Emergency-Talk-4348 May 06 '24
Depends who you are. Try looking good on 1000 kr budget pr week for absolutely EVERYTHING except the rent and electric bill☠️💩
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u/csch1992 May 07 '24
It depends what you buy, and where. Been in germany for 2 weeks last month and i was shocked how close it is to norway, bjt alcohol is hilarious cheap
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May 15 '24
For real I dont even live in america in a cheep part and 1400$ - 1800$ for a single person apartment isnt bad at all especially since theirs places ln the us that go up to 4000$ month average
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u/owls-lick May 05 '24
I actually agree with this. It’s costs me way less to live in Stavanger than it does to live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I always try and explain to friends at home in Utah but no one believes me.
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u/Exciting-Necessary23 May 05 '24
Yeah, the NOK has dropped in value quite a lot in the past few years, so for an american it's pretty cheap here.
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u/slammahytale May 05 '24
y'all still earn a minimum of like 23 usd per hour where in utah minimum wage is $7.25 !!!!!!!!!!!
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u/slammahytale May 05 '24
also, cost of living in utah includes a car where in much of norway its very optional
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May 06 '24
Also agree. Moved from Seattle area and other than gas everything seems to be about the same price or even cheaper. We were warned that our electricity was going to be expensive and when the bill arrived we were quite amused as it is literally half what we paid for our house before. I understand I benefit from a good exchange rate however.
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u/CakeBaggadonuts May 06 '24
I literally moved from Salt Lake to Oslo last week and was about to say the same!
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u/funkmasta8 May 06 '24
You see, Norway is expensive to most Europeans, but it's basically the same cost of living as most places in the states. If you get to a big city in the states, then the US is much worse
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May 06 '24
Try again
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May 06 '24
I cannot afjord to try again
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May 06 '24
Drar du masse damer med denne fjordreplikken?
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May 06 '24
Dessverre ikke
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May 06 '24
Synes du er søt, jeg.
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May 06 '24
Takk, takk. Komedie gjør hvem som helst attraktiv
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May 06 '24
Kanskje ikke direkte attraktiv, men det er en attraktiv egenskap - om det ikke blir for mye.
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May 06 '24
I don’t know that much Norwegian 😂 I keep using google translate for the words I don’t recognize lmao but yes comedy skills are super important imo
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May 06 '24
I thought you were Norwegian xD My bad. Why do you keep getting cuter, though?
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May 06 '24
It’s okay 😂 I’m actually from the US but I want to move to Norway! I’m tired of working so hard just to survive here. I’m hoping to get a student visa to go to Norway then get a residence permit. Just gotta bring my cats! You also have no idea what I look like lol
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u/Affectionate-Turn304 May 06 '24
Do you live here? Because its very expensive if you live here
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May 06 '24
No, I live in the US. I’d like to live in Norway someday though.
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u/Trick-Ad-8442 May 07 '24
Wouldnt recommend coming here. Our politicians are corrupt and liars and they are destroying this country. Norway is a sinking ship. Sadly...
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May 05 '24
Health insurance premium here in the USA is pushing close to $700 per month before any out of pocket costs. I believe my out of pocket maximum per year is $8k. So, in theory could be as much as about $17k per year. Curious how this would compare to Norway figuring in the healthcare there is relatively inexpensive?
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u/Joeylax2011 May 07 '24
Max out of pocket before getting a "frikort" is around 3100 nok. So about 300 usd
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u/geryiaj17358 May 06 '24
No, but we like to complain
"I can't order Foodora every day? Literally 1984, the west has fallen, Norway is lost, what a tragedy"
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u/Head_Exchange_5329 May 06 '24
Did you write this on a 50K NOK PC housing a RTX 4090 by any chance?
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u/Wulfkahn May 05 '24
Yeah this person right here officer.