Money and costs


The currency of Norway is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). Norway has one of the highest costs of living in the world. You'll find ATMs everywhere and practically all establishments have sophisticated payment systems. Credit card payments are widespread.

ACCOMMODATION

Norway has a good network of youth hostels they charge between €25 and €35 ​​per person, per night, without bed linen and towels and require you to leave everything immaculate before you leave. 

The hotel's double room less expensive, in Oslo, it will cost you €80 or €90 and it will be one of the most basic in the capital. These values ​​soften slightly in other cities. Camping and mountain cabins can cost between €20 to €75 the first for several people and, in the case of mountain cabins, the price is per person.

In the case of Norway, if you travel with more people it is always an excellent alternative to look for private houses on international rental websites. In many cases, they have a single affordable price that you can share.
 

FOOD

As with everything else, food is expensive with the cheapest complete meals - those of fast food – costing between €8 to €10, and a mere sandwich in a cafe or convenience store or service station can cost the same or more.

Eating a traditional Norwegian meal – based on salmon or other types of fish, reindeer, moose or other types of meat – in an average restaurant means you are guaranteed to pay between €30 to €60 per person, significantly more if the restaurant is sophisticated or has some fame. Alcohol in general has very high prices. A simple glass of wine or beer it will cost you €9 or €10, a substantial part of the total price of the meal.

INTERNET

Free Wi-Fi networks are everywhere – hotels, bars and cafes, shopping centres, service stations, public libraries, camping sites, etc etc – and make the existence of internet cafes, as such, rare, illogical . 

Almost 100% of the Norwegian population has access to the internet, usually at high speed.

The offer of mobile internet hardware and tariffs is vast but, as a rule, expensive. More information at Norwegian Prepaid Internet