Norway by campervan: costs and prices

Practical costs in Norway: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Currency
Norwegian krone
NOK, not the euro. 10.8095 kr to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
Norwegian
English is spoken almost everywhere
Driving
Right
80 km/h outside towns, 80 km/h cap over 3.5 t
Power
230V, type F
Same two-pin plug as most of the continent
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for vann fra springen
Emergency
112 police
Fire 110, ambulance 113, at sea 120

Money

The currency is the Norwegian krone and the country is expensive. Statistics Norway put the overall price level at 128.6 against an EU average of 100 for 2025. Food and non-alcoholic drinks came in at 133.1, restaurants and accommodation at 139.7, and alcoholic drinks and tobacco at 203.8, more than twice the EU average. That last number is the one that decides how a van trip here feels.

A hand holding a bank card against a card terminal on an orange desk — Kroner, and a card reader on almost every counter in the country

Norwegian price levels against the EU average of 100, 2025

Household consumption overall128.6
Food and non-alcoholic drinks133.1
Restaurants and accommodation139.7
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco203.8

Practical prices for camper travel

Diesel, 1 litre: 28.36 kr
Campsite or camper area, 1 night: €53.82
Inexpensive restaurant meal: 222 kr
White bread, 500 g: 35.21 kr
Bottled water, 1.5 litres: 21.92 kr

Cards, cash and machines

Cards are the default. Contactless is normal for small amounts and a great many places have no interest in cash at all.
Norwegians pay each other with Vipps, a domestic phone app. You cannot use it on a foreign number, and you will not need to.

Tipping

Not expected. Service is in the price and wages are not built on tips.
Rounding up, or leaving 5 to 10 percent after a good restaurant meal, is generous rather than standard.

The single biggest lever on the cost of a Norwegian trip is how much you eat and drink out. Cooking in the van and buying alcohol against your duty free quota before the border changes the weekly total more than any other decision you will make here.