Cost of living in norway

You should read this:
https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3752

I was born in Norway (now moved to another contry), but that does not say that I dont know a thing or two. (i only moved 4 month ago).
Well:

Living costs \rent:

To find prices of rent in different locations I strongly recoment people going into
http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/lettings/browse1
There is a list of all locations. You just "click" on the location you want, then the area in that location, and then a list of appartments \ houses for rent comes up.
Really easy to use.
Its in norwegian, but you can always copy the text and use google translate.

TRANSPORT:

Transportation is kinda expencive compared to other places in the world.
Taking a bus costs 30 kroners, in euro thats 3,90.
FOr a train it all varies, depends on where you're going.

FOOD PRICES:

Food prices also depends on what you eat.
But most of all it depends on WHERE you shop.
I would recomend the foodstore: KIWI. There you can buy products called "First price". Mostly their food taste great and are really cheap compared to other prices.
But also they have "First price" products at a foodstore called "Meny", BUT Meny is on of the high class stores and I do not recoment anyone shopping there unless they wanna through away their money.
At Kiwi you also get low price claning stuff. If you buy a product called "Unik" when youre ect buying soap for the floor, or glass cleanser and so on, you save a lot of money.
So dont go for the expencive brands!!!
Rema 1000 is also a food store to go shoping if you dont have a Kiwi near you. Rema 1000 is on second place when it comes to saving money. They also have low price brands, I just cant seem to remember what they are called.
YOu can visit Kiwi and Rema 1000 homepage here:
http://www.kiwi.no/http://www.rema.no/

HEALTH PRICES:
In Norway we dont have health incurance like they do in alot of contries. There the health incurance is covered by the taxes you pay. But you still need to pay some. But you only maximum pay 1800 kroners ( 237 euro) a year and after you have reached that limit, everything is free. But every january you have to start all over again. For a doctors appointment its about 350 kroners
(46 euro).
Mostly for anything is about that ammount.

OIL, GASS, ELECTRICITY:

In norway you REALLY should have a fireplace as electricity is redicolously expencive. And there is no use trying to save using parafin oil with a parafin burner as that now is also expencive. SO fireplace is a huge PLUSS when youre looking for a place to rent or buy.
Gasoline for your car now cost nearly 16 kroners ( 2,10 euro)

COMMON BILLS:

Well, for internet you have to atleast pay 300 kroners a month.
(39,40 euro).
For phone there are several options. You can have a pay card, there you load the card in your phone though your visa card and only load what ammount you want to use. (good option if you dont use the phone much).
If you use much there are two main companies: Telenor and Netcom.
They have offers and they vary from 200 kroners (26,30 euro) to 500 kroners (65,70).....it all depends on what you want.

TElevision also depends on what you want. All from 200 kroners up tp a 1000 kroners.

NOw, thats it for now. Just pm me if theres is something you want to ask.

thank you very much Den.....

wow norway sounds expensive.......you were very helpful.thanx again.