Discover Norway:

💰 We explain tolls, resident parking and their impact on the monthly TCO of a c…

💱🏦 Bank transfers and commissions: how not to lose out on exchange rates

📊 Let's compare options for transferring money to Norway, commissions and exch…

🏥🛡️ Health and insurance: what your employer covers and what you pay for

🛡️ We break down what is covered by the system, what additional insurance is ne…

📦💳 First month after moving: one-off expenses and deposits

📝 Deposit for accommodation, furniture/appliances, communications and transport…

🧮🏙️ Cost of living by city: Oslo vs Bergen vs Trondheim vs Stavanger vs Tromsø

💡 An honest comparison of five cities in terms of key expenses: housing, transp…

🍎☕ Food and "outside the home": a monthly food basket

💡 Let's compare "home vs. away from home," calculate expensive habits, and sugg…

🌌✈️ Aurora weekend in Tromsø: a weekend budget with no surprises

✈️ Flights, accommodation, tours and car hire 🚗. "Tour" vs "independent" scenar…

💼☕ Workation day: a day at the "office away from home" without unnecessary expenses

☕ Coworking, transport, coffee/lunch and after-work. We calculate the bill per …

🎄🏖️ Holidays and fellesferie: how not to blow your budget

🎁 We calculate the additional costs for the holiday month: flights, gifts, rest…

🚗⚖️ Cars: ownership, car sharing or PT — where is the break-even point?

🚌 TCO of a car versus car sharing and public transport. Parking, bompenge and c…

❄️⚡ Electricity in winter: why bills go up and what really helps

💡 What determines your strøm bill, how to account for seasonality, and what mea…

🎓 Student budget: housing, transport and part-time jobs