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What is the cost of living in Trondheim?

Average rent and how Trondheim compares.

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Short answer

A two-room rental flat in Trondheim cost NOK 11,850 a month on average in 2025, close to the national average and well below Oslo and Bærum, Statistics Norway reports. A three-room flat cost NOK 14,430. For other costs, only national figures exist: Norwegian household prices were 28.6 per cent above the EU average.

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Why

  1. Statistics Norway's 2025 rental survey gives an average monthly rent for a two-room flat of NOK 11,850 in Trondheim, NOK 11,790 nationally, NOK 11,870 in Bergen and NOK 15,260 in Oslo and Bærum.
  2. For three-room flats the average was NOK 14,430 in Trondheim, against NOK 13,910 nationally and NOK 19,030 in Oslo and Bærum.
  3. Measured per square metre, two-room flats in Trondheim cost NOK 3,190 a year, compared with NOK 3,040 for the country as a whole.

Details

Statistics Norway does not publish an overall price level for single cities, so for food and services the national figures apply. In 2025, food and non-alcoholic drinks in Norway cost 33 per cent more than the EU average, and restaurant and accommodation prices had an index of 139.7, where the EU is 100. Statistics Norway warns that comparing rents from one year to the next is especially uncertain.

Tip

When you compare flats, look at the rent per square metre as well as the monthly rent, as Statistics Norway's survey does.

What may differ

The figures are averages for the whole municipality, so rent for a particular flat depends on its size, location and standard.

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Sources

Prices change, so check Statistics Norway (SSB) before you go.

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