Bergen vs Drammen
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Drammen edges it, 66 to 64, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Bergen is stronger on nothing outright; Drammen on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
River city 35 min from Oslo, rebuilt around a cleaned-up waterfront
Full Drammen profile →Plan a trip to Drammen →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Drammen leads on getting there & around, 52 to 39, against Bergen. Non-stop airport destinations: 63 vs 152.
- Climate. Drammen leads on climate, 8 to 0, against Bergen. Comfortable months: 0 vs 1.
- Air quality. Bergen leads on air quality, 100 to 93, against Drammen. PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ vs 8 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Bergen if you want
- no clear edge over Drammen in the data
Pick Drammen if you want
- faster internet (84.1 Mbps measured)
- more flights and easier getting around
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 13 | 13 |
| Safety | 88 | 88 |
| Healthcare | 92 | 92 |
| Internet | 83 | 87 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 39 | 52 ✓ |
| Climate | 0 | 8 ✓ |
| Air quality | 100 ✓ | 93 |
| Quality of life | 98 | 98 |
Cost
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 84.5 | 84.5 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 89 | 89 |
| Life expectancy | 82.7 yrs | 82.7 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 71.2 Mbps | 84.1 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 49.9 Mbps | 68 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 63 | 152 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Bergen | Drammen |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 0 | 1 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 5.2 µg/m³ ✓ | 8 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Bergen or Drammen?
- Bergen and Drammen cost about the same: roughly $3,500 per month for one person.
- Is Bergen or Drammen safer?
- Bergen and Drammen score the same on safety (88), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Bergen or Drammen?
- Drammen: a measured median of 84.1 Mbps versus 71.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.