The Cost of Rent in Oslo, Norway

Oslo isn't a cheap city to live. I asked Norwegians what the housing costs are like in Norway's capital city.
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[@worldofnuance]

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[@TheUrbanGaze]

"$500 a month is quite expensive" *Laughs in Seattle then cries in Seattle*

[@wowwiz]

She said she shares a room though, not a flat. So she shares a room in a flat with several flatmates, probably. It’s possible to get a small room in a flat in Oslo for $500, but then you probably share the apartment with 3-4 other people.

[@TC-kf9zw]

​@@wowwizI don't even live in Los Angeles but about 50 miles north and to rent a room in a house you are looking at $700 to $1500 a month and most you will share a bathroom.... So yeah that's.not expensive.....

[@matosmatt]

Cries in Bay Area 😢

[@daniel11111]

Crying in Dublin 😭

[@Youngesey]

😂😂😢😢😢

[@edwarddavid7893]

These would be a bargain in Toronto

[@Rossi.melting]

Algeria i work in best company owned by state they pay me 500 dollars and. Apartment here like 300 and if its close to ocean like 800. Low connection low water sometimes and this appartement like sheeet

[@xondeez757]

You can a fairly decent apartment for around 900 dollars in Oslo. It’s not cheap but at least it’s not a closet for the most part. Mine is big enough for 1 person

[@matthewsilva9975]

Rent in Boston is a clean 3k for an awful apartment

[@anterosLondon]

Cheaper then london

[@karenshahwan6612]

Omg!

[@australianpatriot]

that’s fucking cheap

[@flacadiabla3193]

A whole lot damn cheaper than most cities in the States

[@V-DTAJ]

Keep in mind that we have lower wages and walk home with insane jobs. The US has, on average, a higher hourly wage compared to basically every EU country.

[@behindyou666]

​@@V-DTAJ Dont forget that the the whole of Oslo (including almost all of the suburbs) has a really developed public transport system meaning that you dont need a car in any way to travel around the city. Instead of paying for a car and gas, a transit tickrt fees is only around 80 usd a month, and students get to pay half which is 400 usd. For children under 12 I believe its free, and those over pay a much lower price.

[@behindyou666]

​@@V-DTAJ Transit in almost every area has transit going 24/7.

[@ImAgentK]

​@@V-DTAJYeah except maybe Switzerland and maybe Sweden.

[@Shania-od5pn]

@@V-DTAJwe have to pay for bare minimum health car and expenses

[@Ocinneade345]

I'm paying 1400 dollars for a 2 bedroom in Durham NC and that's on the low end in a crime ridden area and trash everywhere.

[@stevenjohnson7086]

Makes me wonder which political party has allowed that to happen

[@Ocinneade345]

@@stevenjohnson7086 I mean…both. Mostly republicans, tho.

[@stevenjohnson7086]

@@Ocinneade345 Huh, okay. I understood Durham was predominately ran by Democrats. But I don’t live there, so I don’t think I can form an opinion.

[@Ocinneade345]

@@stevenjohnson7086 It's a national issue perpetuated by the real estate lobby.

[@oomphdooph]

I'm from Durham as well, as it's mostly run by democrats but politics, parties don't really have anything to do with it

[@sugarinmywounds]

5000 NOK is about the cheapest you can get for a room/apartment in Oslo. I bet most of these are students, which means they may have access to student housing. Most people I know pay around 10 000 nok per month.

[@Braaage-]

Well that adds up if she is splitting the bill with a roommate

[@LMB222]

That's what I pay in Germany and it's absolutely doable.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

Must be nice. In small town Waxahachie, TX, it's more like 10,000 NOK for the cheapest place.

[@bidmcms3]

That’s still only $1,000 which is dirt cheap

[@sugarinmywounds]

@@bidmcms3 That's also for students, living in tiny rooms, mostly sharing a kitchen with other people. If you want to rent a proper apartment, by yourself or as a couple, you usually pay a lot more than that.

[@Medook]

for 5000 a month in oslo you pretty much get a room with that fits a bed and not much more, then comes electricity, heating and internet on that.

[@anewwaveanewbeginning3606]

Look at the Norwegian rent experts in the comments with no real experience living in Norway speak for Norwegians

[@私はクソな中国人です]

Norwegians are pretty dumb creatures to be fair so they need someone to speak on their behalf. Kind of like chimps or orangutans. If no one spoke about them they would be extinct by now

[@tomsi12]

you dont know if they are from norway or not. i live in norway and can say most of the people in the comments are right

[@anewwaveanewbeginning3606]

@@tomsi12 Bur også i Norge forresten

[@tomsi12]

da burde du vite hvor mye det koster å bo i oslo@@anewwaveanewbeginning3606

[@The_Paradox__]

​@@anewwaveanewbeginning3606 Bor du i Oslo?

[@rachelnidhugain5398]

Still cheaper than Dublin 🙃

[@australianpatriot]

and sydney

[@RasEben]

Ireland is very high??

[@apdurn]

I lived in one of the cheapest cities in Canada . A basic very small studio ,not in a safe neighborhood apartment in 2024 minimum $980 a one bedroom $1300 and if you want something in a decent neighborhood +amenities = 1500-2000$ for a one bedroom

[@travelpeek360]

So expensive 💸

[@dxd42]

Sad, but our generation will never have a house 🏠... Only live with friends

[@tomsi12]

yeah, even if you go to school and your school is in the city, public transport is great in norway so you can just live far away and take a train or bus@georgexander7170

[@TheFalseShepphard]

You don't work hard enough

[@MrLasox]

​@@TheFalseShepphard I would simply say shut up. The house prices in Norway has gone up 15 times at the low point with the inflation since 1995 and that's outside Oslo. In Oslo the house prices has skyrocket between 20 and 50 times since that time along with the inflation. It is more expensive today too rental meaning it's less for you too save up money too buy a home and with the house prices going up too the skies it is impossible too buy a home if you don't have a rich family. It is become a huge problem specially if you wan't too be living in Oslo.It's nearly impossible if you are single today. And do you know how much the smallest apartment cost? From $300.000 and that's just about from 25 square meter apartment. If you wan't too have a comfort home late us say 60 square meter that would easily go for $500,000-600,000 and above and that's even with a high costs too the shared costs with other apartments.

[@Based-Anarcho-Syndicalist-Chad]

​@@TheFalseShepphard Cope, you're 14 and live with mommy and daddy

[@hehehe5635]

Rent in Vancouver Canada has reached $2700 / Month for a 1 bedroom. Fuck the economy, it’s time for a revolution.

[@worldofnuance]

How do typical wages compare to housing costs in Vancouver?

[@hehehe5635]

@@worldofnuance I think the median household income is somewhere between $60k to $80k?

[@joeblack7262]

@@worldofnuance everything so expensive not match the pay. Looking at their expression I think we all getting fkd

[@HighFriend42da0]

Great I’m moving there and if this gets 69 likes I’ll bring back Vikings and go raiding

[@whatwhat3432523]

These people are talking about student shacks. If you want to rent a proper appartment with 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, bathroom etc its way higher. Most of these people are renting single rooms, or live in a student apartment with more people.

[@SebastianGarcia-jx8lv]

Not really, just check the appartements for rent in Google by local pages, a 70-90 m² 2 bedroom modern kitchen appartment in Oslo is around $1400-1700 USD

[@stevenjohnson7086]

Norway is expensive?!! Compared to what, exactly? Zimbabwe? Tunisia? I would LOVE to be able to pay $1,400 for a one room apartment in San Francisco. And I bet Oslo doesn’t have people fleeing the city because of used hypodermic needles on the children’s playground, feces everywhere and cars getting broken into by smash-and-grab teams. Think about that.

[@daffedavidsen6306]

Hahaha i promise you, we have alot of junkies, criminals and gangs with knifes

[@stevenjohnson7086]

@@daffedavidsen6306 Yep… that was meant sarcastically, but I suppose my comment did not really sound sarcastic. The City has basically been ruined by politics. Good luck!

[@daffedavidsen6306]

@@stevenjohnson7086 hehe aigth, ye I didnt catch that. Thanks, you too 😁

[@worldofnuance]

If you want to hear what people think about living in SF now, I made a few videos about it a few months ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGSqn6qfgs-DgMk kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKbmWWlqM1pp7c

[@stevenjohnson7086]

@Old Cuckold … just… slightly…

[@nelsonvalencia7889]

For 5,000.- a month in Oslo City, Norway 🇳🇴 you pretty much get a room with that fits a Bed and not much more, then comes Electricity, Heating and Internet on that. 🤓🇵🇭

[@lindalund9621]

I think Even Oslo is crazy expencive … But I live in a smaller city and owns a house and a cabin and pays about 700 us dollars a month on it in total

[@andersestes]

Definitely mixing dollars and NOK here

[@rmfelt5500]

Repent of your sins and turn to Jesus Christ for he died for all of us while we were still sinners. He is coming back soon.

[@soundless3664]

Wtf. I'm worried about how casual they were saying thousand. 😅 I would have had an heart attack if the subtitles weren't there.

[@wendycunningham-zi5xj]

It’s in Norwegian krone. 1 USD is currently equal to 10.57 kr

[@soundless3664]

@@wendycunningham-zi5xj 🤔I see. Then that would make it almost equivalent to Japanese yen.

[@knifebladeplayz3670]

@@soundless3664 No bcuz 1 USD is 100 yen what is 10 is 10 yuan which is equivalent to 1 USD

[@algo2017]

If you think your rent is expensive== welcome to NYC

[@Monoiru]

lived in NYC, was paying 1600usd for a ROOM. while in Norway I`m paying 1200usd for a studio apartment. can`t complain

[@wendycunningham-zi5xj]

I’m pretty sure they’re talking about krone (nok)… 1 USD = 10.57 nok

[@puprilla]

well I live in America where I pays 1500 for a two bedroom two bathroom townhome. my wife's car payment I make is 415$ a month plus 300$ for insurance. my energy bill is about 100-120$ a month my phone lines are 150 my health insurance is 260 then another 1200$ for food . and that's just normal bills not including food for my cat or haircuts or gas for my truck and my wife's car 😂 stop complaining ppl get a better job

[@sofie2452]

What’s your salary then?

[@puprilla]

@@sofie2452 what I make now doesn't show what I went thru , I started making 10$ a hr in 2013

[@jessicahawks3223]

I live in the middle of no where, Tennessee and rent here is easily 700 for the worst apartment in the most dangerous areas..

[@meliksmith6738]

I'm paying $1300 for 1 room in chicago I'm moving to Norway 🇳🇴

[@Cybercenturycentaur]

Me too.

[@lucashatt8871]

I'm paying 70 dollars on a flat in Brasil. 5 minutes from work. Don't even need a car.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

Careful, Norway has universal healthcare so you will also be saving a lot on health insurance. Oh and they also have virtually free college education.

[@trvecvltfvckboy]

​@@giovannifoulmouth7205 oh no can't have that now 😢

[@AsgardGamingTV]

@@meliksmith6738 don’t move here if you’re from that place pls

[@hrafnagu9243]

God damn, wtf Colorado? Even Norway is cheaper than you!

[@tp1201]

Go wash your mouth out with soap! Totally unnecessary

[@hrafnagu9243]

@@tp1201 What was unnecessary?

[@HrHaakon]

Actually, Oslo is the most expensive city in our state.

[@hrafnagu9243]

@@HrHaakon Kva vil du seie ville vere ei typisk leige i Oslo i nkr?

[@HrHaakon]

​@@hrafnagu9243 I følge hybel dått no, er snittleie på en ettromsleilighet i Oslo omlag 13 000,- per måned.

[@amielterence]

New Zealand is $300 a week bruh

[@Samwang67895]

Oslo’s rent is even cheaper than Manchester 😂😂😂in Manchester one bed apartment would probably 1400 pounds per month now

[@xx-de8uf]

I live in Norway 25.000 per month 😂

[@head-faceitplayer]

Seems like these are collectives in mold-infested buildings or student housing.. Rent for a studio appartment (30m2 ish) starts at around 1500USD. The pricing on these appartment usually start near 320k USD.

[@jrighteous1984]

Not bad considering it takes Norway like 5 years to equal one day of gun violence in the U.S ! plus the healthcare system is way better , no wonder Norway was voted one of the top countries where people are happy ..

[@hhefner9659]

Is Norway multiCULTural like the US?

[@jrighteous1984]

@hhefner9659 yes but not as much as the U.S , what's your point ?

[@hhefner9659]

@@jrighteous1984 you want me to spell it out for you? gun violence is mostly a black problem, and primarily in about 6 Democrat run cities. Now do you understand? It has nothing to do with guns.

[@jrighteous1984]

@@hhefner9659 wrong, the U.S leads the world in mass shootings which most are not black , white ppl tend to shot up a church , mall , school ect .. and there's no such thing as a major republican city , every major city in the U.S is Democrat, republicans are mostly in small towns which also have mass crime but it's not discussed because it's low on population

[@jrighteous1984]

@@hhefner9659 Republicans do not run major cities , they are in small towns for the most part , democrats have nothing to do with .

[@paullebon323]

My daughter's rent in Westwood L.A. is $5600 per month... and there are fall more expensive apartments in L.A.

[@sigmaligmaenigma]

What does the avg salary look like in Oslo for poeple thinking $1400 for an apartment is expensive. Coming from America $1400 is a room in a ghetto neighborhood of LA while the person can earn around $30-40k realistically.

[@sofie2452]

Most, if not all, of the people in the video are students. So she’s likely getting the basic 13000$ in scholarship and loan from the state, then whatever she can get working after school. Different story for those with jobs. For someone between the age of 30-44 the average salery in Oslo is about 48k $.

[@HrHaakon]

In Oslo the median wage is abput 50k, average is about 55k per annum, in USD. (SSB's number, for 2023.)

[@poghostt]

Woaaaaah 500$ is not so much even for me as a russian Is it possible to move from russia to norway? Im have european appearance and im culturally western, it would be easy to integrate! Love so much Scandinavian aesthetic, all what i want in my life is just lying in northern forest, listening birds and other life around me and become united with nature Of course in russia we have 90% of our territories just empty forests but i find norway culture and nature a bit more attractive ❤❤❤

[@user-cv4nk4tr3b]

It's $2k CAD for a 1bdrm, probably more if you want it above ground - anywhere near Toronto 🇨🇦

[@masterprophet8378]

That's still way cheaper than renting in Manhattan.

[@Afritunez]

Thats nothing, i pay close to 1400 usd in that city nd i only have a part time job, just get a part time job that pays well

[@Ocinneade345]

Like what?

[@V-DTAJ]

Don't have a house? Just buy a house! Duh

[@raisethemwell]

​@V-DtaJ😂😂😂😂

[@Afritunez]

@@V-DTAJ i bought a house now! had to move out the city tough

[@momobaro5539]

That is super cheap compared to Los Angeles and most other major US cities. A room in LA in a nice middle class neighborhood is over a $1000

[@json9353]

You who says its much more expensive in the states. Well whats youre salery? In Scandinavia if you have 60k a year thats a good salery. 30% tax on that and alot of taxes on anything. 70% in total a year is taxes on our yearly income.

[@alexshi9320]

Bruh my rent in NYC is 6k a month, I need to move to Norway

[@UntilTheLightTakesUs1814]

As a New Yorker as well, do it man. It's unlivable here now.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

I don't believe you, 6 grand for an apartment? How big is it? My sister lives in Zurich the most expensive city itw and she pays less than 4k for a huge apartment with the biggest balcony known to man.

[@Lovegear]

These people are probably students living in 10 square meters each.

[@The_Boys____]

What is the average pay in Norway though? Does it balance out or does it basically equal to the same amount as the American economy.

[@cbeary2000]

Its got nothing on coastal american cities apparently.

[@zainulabdin1720]

My salary is 650 dollars in dubai as security personnel. But i use to send 400 $ to home 🏠 each month 😊

[@jonbikaku6133]

1400$ for an apartment in Norway is actually cheap afff.

[@itz_tiny_mia]

This is expensive for these people? We need to move to norway-

[@kaizen5180]

Whiler they all have guaranteed pension worth millions of dollars

[@doogleticker5183]

This is meaningless unless you also provide their net monthly revenue!! 😮

[@Majd.19]

The Title should be: "The Cost Of Rent In Mars"

[@danieldeanharrison]

That’s cheap I pay 650 for a crawl space in Canada lol

[@ChodeMaster]

12k/ 1200usd here in Trondheim.

[@haystackhider7158]

When I googled "Chicago Shot Clock", my jaws just dropped. So happy I dont live there. Seriously.

[@samhassan82]

500 dollars is quite expensive!! For sharing room

[@Viajeroo777]

Wow is cheaper than here in canada 🇨🇦 than, I will go there hahahah

[@kingfx7890]

Its cheap compared to the usa, 8000nok is about $800 dollars

[@Maddoggtannanify]

This is not is dollars

[@zahran00wolf]

I am 29 years old and i live with my parents😊❤

[@rhostatton8944]

Necrodarter of Oslo

[@Danny-tk9mf]

In Northwestern Europe we got all the same problems

[@GusArchievs]

Ooft. I feel blessed me n my fiancée can live together in our flat in Paisley Scotland for £430 a month

[@BokeemWoodbeezy]

Must be nice to have prices that low 🤣

[@EmilMinasian-g6z]

Those prices doesn’t sound that bad to me

[@groslait7814]

i’m living in a basement, 100 euros

[@worldofnuance]

Nice. In the city center or outside?

[@nwo4life833]

I was thinking to muve in oslo.. now not more😅

[@Jhctfj7hh]

people are not as white as I expected 😲

[@MajidMagi-fj5ux]

They are talking about KRONER, right?

[@Initial40]

Can you need the text in the video?

[@thatgirl3960]

A lot cheaper than Germany!

[@miarose9707]

Cheaper than London, UK

[@i.c.9343]

5000 n krone= 368£ and in england you are the most luky person in whole uk to pay that money for a room... at moment for a share house the cost of a room is 550£ with no bills included.. yes for a room.

[@HrHaakon]

Yes, but in a real country that's still quite expensive.

[@head-faceitplayer]

Average room in a collective is typically above 7000 nok. Below that you'll likely get a bunk bed in a makeshift sleepinghall typically used by seasonal workers from eastern europe and sweden.

[@szee8588]

Who are the landlords?

[@swk1400]

All world is expensive 😞

[@scumbagmournblademumford2649]

Oslo in general... Yawn

[@kjellterskelter]

Cheaper than Oregon

[@bjornstjernebjornson9046]

People need to stop comparing Oslo to global cities. Oslo is a kind of provincial city in a provincial region that doesn't have multinational companies that attract workers from everywhere who inflate rent prices (like Seattle)

[@tomsi12]

this

[@Stephen-uz8dm]

Cheaper than canada

[@kaitlyngrace7663]

Shutup 8K 😂😂 no way

[@SwaLi440]

Cheaper than UK

[@viatorykashabizi2538]

Good !

[@Ducknamedzook]

Btw 5000 is 500 dollars so not that mucu

[@worldofnuance]

Yeah for a major city, I found their prices respectable compared to most major US cities.

[@treeofwisdomoracle7863]

Exactly! In NYC, rent is double that converted amount.

[@JeffDirks]

not true

[@cjlindallas7749]

I pay $2195 for a 4 bed 2 bath house in a decent suburb of Dallas. I honestly can't complain.

[@milkrock.]

A lot cheaper than the US. Our rent in NJ was 800usd back in 2008 🤣 Oslo is very convenient, better public transportation, peaceful, cleaner! Sure we can get rent here in the Metro Manila Philippines at 100-210usd but the safety 🤣🤣😂 even at mid-higher end, it's living in a bubble until you have to step out of the apartment/gated village and daily city-anxiety hits 😭🤣😭

[@АлексАлекс-я3ц]

10 years ago i paid 1500 kr per room in private house + 1500 for food , but this house was in farm , 6 km from town

[@dochics1053]

I can 🥫 help to ...move there 👧

[@worldofnuance]

Good luck with that! Thanks for watching. 👍

[@randomuserxxxxxxxxx]

Me and my family live in norway and my parents has to pay 26.000kr per month, it depends if youre living alone or with your family. If you live with your family the rent is much higher than living alone in Oslo.

[@張玉珍-o6d]

What's the currency in the Norway

[@worldofnuance]

Norwegian Kroner

[@skullandbones1832]

💚

[@mj269]

Considering the average pay of Norwegians is $30k USD a year after tax, where everyone is highly educated, the cost of living is actually more atrocious than CA. My husband works in a grocery store and takes home $25k. That pay is close to scraping the poverty line.

[@jaggtravels]

25k is good i guess ?

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

In the US you have to do your own taxes and pay them once a year, is that 25k your husband makes before or after taxes?

[@head-faceitplayer]

That isn't math'ing.. I've at least 50k usd after taxes with decent wage for a job that doesn't require any education nor "talent". But even if that was true, relinquishing some shopping power for greatly reduced hours per week, all the vacation required by law and options for further time off is fair to me. As with wages, cost of housing depend greatly on location, you could easily find an appartment 30-40minutes from Oslo for 1/3 of the price if not cheaper.

[@uhsi530]

Damn my first apartment with my ex was $900 not including utilities for a 1 bedroom and it was in a bad part of my city and I live in Tulsa,Ok which is kinda cheaper to live here compared to other parts of the country but why does it seem like it gets more expensive to rent or own every year or so? I’m kinda young so I don’t really understand it I’m just dumb lol

[@matlacking]

Y’all have to remember they make at most half of what we do. An engineer there (probably) makes the same amount as a Panda Express manager

[@Sapientiam]

In Norway, you get less income, pay a lot in tax and have to pay a lot for food, housing, electricity etc. On the other hand, we get better results with health services. The people in Norway are mostly satisfied with what we get.

[@RickRoy117]

@@Sapientiam Oh yeah? I would rather earn more and pay wisely than give my money to a$$holes

[@whatwhat3432523]

​@@RickRoy117me and my girlfriend have regular jobs in the marine and maritime industry, not university educated. And have a combined income of around 200 000 dollars here in norway. I lived in Houston, Texas working for Trico for a while, and I know a lot of americans(most probably) arent close to that.

[@technojunkie123]

That literally isn’t true

[@habermasian1141]

how could Europeans who did not have a communal culture afford to live with other people? We Indonesians whose communal culture is too strong and sometimes even become a nuisance, prefer to rent a room alone.

[@trucksforlife3188]

5000 kr is $450

[@treeofwisdomoracle7863]

Right! Not expensive...

[@Kfc.people.entertainmnet]

Cap 1 dollar is 6-7 kr

[@wendycunningham-zi5xj]

Actually 1 USD is currently 10.57 krone. 😊

[@Kfc.people.entertainmnet]

@@rageefffect in denmark it is AROUND 7 krone although sweden is prob AROUND 10 krone

[@tomsi12]

ehhhh, its quite expensive for sharing a room in a flat with several people living there@@treeofwisdomoracle7863

[@lantran8967]

It would helpful to go over their salaries as well.

[@head-faceitplayer]

The video doesn't reflect reality well. The lowest income area in Oslo has an average salary of 45k USD.