Is Norway a good place to live for remote workers?

Norway scores 94/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 236.3 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 89, air quality 99, english 92) — rank 3 of 167. Safe, clean, expensive — the full Nordic package.

How fast is the internet in Norway?

Median fixed broadband is around 236.3 Mbps. Safe, clean, expensive — the full Nordic package.

What does $3,000/month get you in Norway?

Single-person essentials run about $2,051/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.5× essentials).

Livability · rank 3/167

Is 🇳🇴 Norway (Oslo) a good place to live?

Quality score 94/100 against essentials of $2,051/month. Safe, clean, expensive — the full Nordic package.

The five metrics

Internet 95 236.3 Mbps median broadband, 99% online

Safety 96 0.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 89 UHC service coverage 89/100 (2023)

Air quality 99 PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ (2023)

English 92 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.95 · corruption control 1.96 · stability 0.9 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $85.93 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $31.6/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($2,051)	Verdict
$2,000	1.0×	out of budget
$3,000	1.5×	comfortable
$5,000	2.4×	very comfortable

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇱🇷 Liberia — quality 46.8, essentials $1,019/mo
🇺🇾 Uruguay — quality 72.9, essentials $1,592/mo
🇸🇨 Seychelles — quality 60.7, essentials $1,316/mo
🇳🇿 New Zealand — quality 93.4, essentials $2,008/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Norway a good place to live for remote workers?: Norway scores 94/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 236.3 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 89, air quality 99, english 92) — rank 3 of 167. Safe, clean, expensive — the full Nordic package.
How fast is the internet in Norway?: Median fixed broadband is around 236.3 Mbps. Safe, clean, expensive — the full Nordic package.
What does $3,000/month get you in Norway?: Single-person essentials run about $2,051/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.5× essentials).