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Nordic Explorer

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Living in Norway

Permits, the ID number, work, tax and a home: the practical side of moving to Norway, with every rule dated.

Modern apartment blocks with glass balconies line a canal-side waterfront in Bjørvika, Oslo, their windows and ground-floor cafés lit up at blue hour and reflected in the water.

Cost of living in Norway and Oslo

See actual living costs in Norway, including average rents in Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, electricity prices, SIFO living budgets, kindergarten fees, and salaries. Start here

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Modern apartment blocks with glass balconies line a canal-side waterfront in Bjørvika, Oslo, their windows and ground-floor cafés lit up at blue hour and reflected in the water.

Cost of living in Norway and Oslo

See actual living costs in Norway, including average rents in Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, electricity prices, SIFO living budgets, kindergarten fees, and salaries.

The Barcode row of glass and patterned office towers in Bjørvika, Oslo, seen across the harbour on a sunny day, with construction cranes and the forested hills behind the city.

Norway work permit: skilled worker rules and pay

How to get a residence permit for work in Norway as a skilled worker. Explains the current salary floors, the four-word employer code, waiting times, and police rules.