I own my own house - 2500 sq. feet, value about $450,000 (average quality, average value!), and pay down on a 320,000 bank loan. City utilities about $2000, electricity about $4000

Food for 4, about $800/month if we don't go out much.

Health care is "free", but is identified in the taxes as a 7,5% tax.

School is also free, but pay for books in High school and University

Average industrial wages about 50,000/year

A single apartment usually need 7000 NOK per month.

Food in Nrway is expensive. One month, you may have to spend more than 3000NOK on cooking.

Living in Norway is convenient but the traveling is also expensive. Bus is about 30 NOK per one time.

Education is free. No tuition fee.

All the long term living people in Norway will be under the cover of insurance. And the maximum cost per year is 1,700 NOK

Education is free

Healthcare is free

Everything else is bloody exp.

50K USD for New VW GOLF

modest food shopping about 150$ per trip, excluding alcohol

gasoline 120$ to fill up the tank

We make combined income of about 200K usd and live well, but are far from being considered rich, we watch
what we spoend, but can do what we like pretty much, with some scroundging some times.