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Expense calculator
Choose a country and a lifestyle and see what a student spends each month, built from the ranges universities and governments publish.
Norway, Oslo
Lifestyle: Standard. Budget is the low end of each published range, Standard the midpoint, Comfortable the high end.
Whole course, everything counted
NOK 148,200About $13,634 (approximate USD)
Per month: NOK 12,350
- RentNOK 7,500
- FoodNOK 3,500
- Local transportNOK 700
- Health insuranceNOK 250
- Phone and internetNOK 400
- Per month
- NOK 12,350About $1,136 (approximate USD)
- Per year (12 months)
- NOK 148,200About $13,634 (approximate USD)
- Living costs for 12 months
- NOK 148,200About $13,634 (approximate USD)
Where each figure comes from
Rent: NOK 7,500 to NOK 7,500 a month
- NOK 7,500 per month University of Oslo, budget and cost of living (2026)
Food: NOK 3,500 to NOK 3,500 a month
- NOK 3,500 per month University of Oslo, budget and cost of living (2026)
Local transport: NOK 700 to NOK 700 a month
- NOK 700 per month University of Oslo, budget and cost of living (2026)
Health insurance: NOK 250 to NOK 250 a month
- NOK 250 (health costs) per month University of Oslo, budget and cost of living (2026)
Phone and internet: NOK 400 to NOK 400 a month
- NOK 400 per month University of Oslo, budget and cost of living (2026)
Typical total: NOK 15,250 to NOK 15,488 a month
- NOK 15,250 per month University of Oslo, budget and cost of living (2026)
- NOK 15,488 per month Study in Norway (HK-dir) (2026-2027)