Bergen

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

5
195/265
Details
Large apartment$1800.00
Medium apartment$1500.00
Rent index [score]0.54
Small apartment$1200.00

Cost of Living

2
242/248
Details
5km taxi ride$10.00
A Cappuccino$5.10
A beer$4.00
A kilogram of Apples$3.00
Bread$1.20
Inflation [score]0.18
Lunch$22.00
Monthly fitness club membership$54.00
Monthly public transport$90.00
Movie ticket$16.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$114.20

Startups

2
240/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups1
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.20
Coworking spaces [score]0.10
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co2
Meetups [score]0.18
Meetups groups35
Meetups members7057
Number of startup events in the last 12 months18
Number of upcoming meetup events7
Startup climate scene [score]0.43
Startup events8
Startup events [score]0.31
Startups [score]0.24
Total number of startups22

Venture Capital

1
189/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.10

Travel Connectivity

3
123/266
Details
Airport hub49
Airport hub [score]0.28
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.37

Commute

6
33/255
Details
Traffic handling [score]0.92

Business Freedom

10
7/264
Details
Business freedom89.60
Business freedom [score]0.96
Freedom from corruption86.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.96
Lack of labor restrictions48.50
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.25
Time to open a business4.00
Time to open a business [score]0.97

Safety

8
98/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.71
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year2
Guns per 100 residents31
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.95
Lack of guns [score]0.83
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.89

Healthcare

9
26/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]1.00
Healthcare quality [score]0.81
Life expectancy (years)81.77
Life expectancy [score]0.90

Education

5
93/240
Details
Best university in rankingUniversity of Bergen
Best university ranking225
Country mean scores in PISA math test492.10
Country mean scores in PISA reading test503.94
Country mean scores in PISA science test494.52
PISA math ranking (high school)16
PISA ranking13
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.84
PISA reading (high school)8
PISA science (high school)18
Percent of happy students0.85
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.22
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.16
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.20
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.09
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.10
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.08
University quality [score]0.13

Environmental Quality

8
84/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.81
Cleanliness [score]0.61
Drinking water quality [score]0.89
Urban greenery [score]0.70

Economy

7
8/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area7.89
Currency for urban areaNOK
GDP growth rate0.02
GDP growth rate [score]0.41
GDP per capita$66937.46
GDP per capita [score]1.00

Taxation

5
134/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.62
Income tax level [score]0.33
Profit tax (% of profit)0.40
Time overhead to file company taxes83
VAT (Sales Tax)0.25

Internet Access

7
53/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)57.55
Internet access (download) [score]0.67
Internet access (upload) [score]0.64
Upload speed (Mbps)17.43

Leisure & Culture

4
199/264
Details
Art galleries34
Art galleries [score]0.38
Cinemas12
Cinemas [score]0.18
Comedy clubs9
Comedy clubs [score]0.41
Concert venues35
Concerts [score]0.35
Historical sites26
Historical sites [score]0.54
Museums36
Museums [score]0.36
Performing art venues28
Performing arts [score]0.37
Sport venues28
Sports [score]0.33
Zoos4
Zoos [score]0.64

Tolerance

8
92/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index93.13
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.96
LGBT adoption rights✔ Legal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulationsAmbiguous
LGBT discrimination legality✔ Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.57

Outdoors

4
165/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.20
Median peak in meters409.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Presence of mountains in city1.00
Seaside access1.00
Water access [score]0.66
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Bergen are in the most expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Moving to Bergen will very likely increase your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$1,300$1,700
$1500
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Movie ticket$16
Monthly fitness club membership$54
Monthly public transport$90
Lunch$22
+7%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Bergen are above average. For this job type, Bergen ranks 110th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Bergen.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$48,118
Median salary
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

31.30
Guns per 100 people
1.75
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Bergen in position 85 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Bergen

Population of Bergen

271,500
354 /km²
221/264
Density (people per unit of area)
7%
Growth in 2015-2020
Bergen

Demographics of Norway

Median age
39
Elderly people
17%
Life expectancy at birth
82
GDP per capita (in USD)
$66,937
4/263
Unemployment
5%
112/264

Languages

English proficiency score
69
110/228
Common spoken languages
Norwegian

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UX Designer
15.38%
Business Analyst
7.69%
Founder
7.69%
Systems Administrator
7.69%
Web Developer
7.69%
Product Manager
7.69%
Teacher
7.69%
Other
38.46%

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Climate

Average number of days per year without rain

113

Climate type

Marine West Coast

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway and the most popular gateway to the fjords of West Norway. The city is renowned for its great location amidst mountains, fjords and the ocean. Steep mountains and highlands within the city offers excellent hiking opportunities. Having fostered many of Norway's greatest bands and artists, the city is also famous for its cultural life and underground/indie music scene. Bergen's unpredictable weather adds to its quirky, unmistakable charm. Bergen was Norway's main city for centuries, and many patriotic inhabitants believe it still is.

Most characteristic for Bergen is the location among steep mountains. Bergen is surrounded by sea (straits and fjords) and the city itself has a large number of lakes. It is a typical Norwegian wooden town, even downtown there are notable neighborhoods of small wooden houses in various styles. In some areas wooden houses have been replaced by taller masonry structures giving the city fascinating mix of old and new.

Bergen has some fine examples of functionalist architecture such as Kalmar House and Sundt shopping centre. "Brutalist" buildings include the science building at the university and the city hall.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Norway
10th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

6th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

58th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

2nd

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

17th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

36th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

41st

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

8th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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