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Hi
I am in Australia i will be moving to Norway next year .
Could anyone compare cost of living betwen Australia and Norway.
I am hoping to be employed in oil gas sector as what i am doing it now in Oz.
Any recommendations what would be the best city for english speaker with less rain :)
Thanks
Greg

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Hi Greg

Thats a tall order, but hopefully someone may have experienced both countries

All I can tell you is from my experience Scandinavia is expensive. I've only been there on business though, namely Bergen in Norway

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Everything is relative, its expensive if you compare to UK, I thought Norway was really expensive 10 years ago, but not anymore, now compared to the UK prices for food are alike, smokes and alcohol are heavily taxed,as are automobiles and boats.

Salaries in the OG sector are high, so is the tax. The main oil town is Stavanger, with several OG companies there, weather not so bad.

I work in Bergen, some poeple say it rains alot, I don't think so, if you want warm and sunny maybe saudi is the best place.

Otherwise Norway is great, what do you work as in OZ ?

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Thanks for replay guys :)
I am on fpso off westen australian coast working in production as production operator .I will be looking for offshore or refinery position in norway...what your opinion regards language ,is english will be enough for start or norsk is a must for this jobs ?how do you find Bergen like ?what are the cost of rentals over there?greg

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Hei Greg,

I think you will find Norwegian a must for the offshore sector, plus a formal "approved" education. Norwegians are stuck on papers.

Also the norwegian offshore survial course.

House rents varies from around NOK 6000,- month upover.

There is alot of competition to work offshore, so get the language squared away it should be ok. There are a few refineries placed up and down the coast from just north of Stavanger right up to Hammerfest.

As an option there is a lot of process industry in the area near porsgrunn.

Her is one of the major operators job vacant position page

http://www.statoil.com/en/Careers/Jo...%22&key=&c1=64

Good luck

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I wasnt comparing to the UK, I dont live there :)
I guess as you say everything is relative ....

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Ive been to norway twice and it's an absolutely beautiful country - expensive but well worth the visit.....but if you dont like rain - what makes you think you will be able to survive the snow?;)