USA Salary/Cost of Living VS Norway

Yes well Norway is much costlier than the USA - in other words, you get less for your money, at Mcdonalds, when renting accommodation, transportation etc.

That said, then there are certain things that are reasonably priced in Norway too including Norwegian Air flights and the possibility buying discounted train fares if booked in advanced (They are called Mini pris).

Norwegians pay considerable less tax than in Denmark and Sweden, and Norwegian salaries are also higher - although you would need to work out all costs before you decide whether or not you will be able to save more in Norway or USA.

You write that you want to travel while in Norway, and then yes although is in the north of Europe, then you do have many budget airline flights flying across Europe and now also to Europe's neighbours including Turkey, Morocco which are popular and cheap to fly to these days ...in fact you can even fly to Dubai with Norwegian Air.

You might prefer Bergen over Kristiansand for the simple reason that it is located in the most scenic part of Norway - Western Norway ( with fjords and mountains).

You might want to have a look at this site: http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co … ted+States

It gives some idea of the price differences between the US and Norway. It looks pretty reasonable to me with regard to the Norwegian prices.

dmcart13 wrote:

You might want to have a look at this site: http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co … ted+States

It gives some idea of the price differences between the US and Norway. It looks pretty reasonable to me with regard to the Norwegian prices.

Yes, Ive seen that, thank you.