@hireshi-azu I would say i found my visit to London better, than living here in Norway. The ordinary grocery stores and such had better prices for me, but then again the paychecks are most likely lower than what you get in Norway also. The look of the nature itself, is better in Norway though, but you got places that look good ALL over the world.
I came over this video now 😅😁 As a norwegian, I can explain a few stuff: 1. First Price is Kiwi's "cheap brand", some of the stuff is good, some is not 😂 2. The bread is good for you 😁 most of the bread you find in Norway are wholegrain and without sugar 😊 the "cake" on the side says how many % wholegrain there is in it! 3. Urge came at the same time (I think even before) Surge and it is the same Soda! But after what I heard from Coca-Cola Company, is that Norway is the only country in the world that has this soda at this point!! 😁 4. If you are looking for butter for your bread, go for the ones that are in boxes 😊 As long as it doesn't say "margarin", you are good! Very late comment, but I hope you read it! 😁 Love your videos!
First Price is actually not Kiwi's brand. Its NorgesGruppen brand, and is made by Unil AS. In addition to Kiwi, you find First Price in all of NorgesGruppen stores. Like Spar, Meny and Joker.
Sometimes I am annoyed how some tourists/americans assume things about europe, like the taco stuff, "it is not common to find taco seasoning so easily in europe" literally every mainstream grocery store in west europe as well als central europe and some eastern europe countries has this..
@@ahhitskatie9094 it is, in fact, one country. So in many many ways generalizing makes sense (not all ofcourse). It sure does make a lot more sense then generalising a continent with 40+ (!) different countries.
@@ahhitskatie9094 i know, ive been to the us more than 20 times, i know there are massive differences but not as big as "europe", especially culture wise. You cannot compare referring to all of the us the same as reffering to all of europe.
Ashley, not every bread is bad for you. American white sandwich bread, definetly bad. A whole grain bread, very easily found in Europe, is super healthy, with a lot of fiber. 😍😍
American and English bread is generally more than awful. It virtually sticks to your ribs when you eat it. Glad we have really healthy wholesome bread here in Switzerland.
I as a Norwegian from Oslo living in Boston since I was 8 years old, I can say that this type of video is fascinating, I am fluent in Swedish and English and I love watching videos about the country I was born in. I love Norway
Tip for buying bread in Norway: on the front of the packet most of them have a circle split into four and some (or all) of the pieces will be coloured black. The more pieces that are coloured, the better the bread is for you. I tend to go for at least a 3.
8:57 The bread bag trick. Just put the bread on the metal thing on the top. And thread the bag around the metal piece, then push the bread into the bag there. That's what it's there for. 9:27 Yep, bingo. ^^
Here in America we only use one butter for everything. We do have spread butter, stick butter and butter in a squirt bottle. We'll use stick butter for cooking and spreading. And the same for spread butter. Although we overall favor stick butter for spreading and cooking.
@@captin__7658 Butter in a squirt bottle? What? Now that's cool but I'm so confused. Does it solidify in the fridge? How do you squirt it out of a bottle then? Just what omg is this an American thing
Kimberley Chan - it’s not actually butter, it’s margarine, therefore it doesn’t solidify as strongly as real butter does. Even taking it directly out of the refrigerator I would compare the consistency of the squeeze butter to room temperature stick butter. An even less popular option we have here in the United States is spray butter(margarine). It is actually in a liquid form and will stay in liquid form even if you put it into the refrigerator. The spray butter and squeeze butter is made by a company called “parkway”. I’m sure with a quick google search you’ll be able to find it!
I watch a lot of travel bloggers on TH-cam and I think you guys are the smartest. You don’t spend your money out as much on food and you still try the local food and just make it at home makes sense to me!!
I've lived here a year now so I'm pretty used to the prices now. But I'm going to be completely honest I find the pricing of fruit and vegetables to be really irresponsible. I doubt even well off people would be inclined to eat their 5-a-day here. I mean a cauliflower should not be more expensive than a pastry, come on!
@@steeviem1835 but the garden center near us which grew tons of fresh veggies was even more expensive 😂😂 I’m afraid I did the sensible thing and moved back to England where I can buy a banana (imported) for 10p (1kr) 👍
@@judegrindvoll8467 I'm British and would not like to be living in the UK. I've been 20 yrs in Spain. Tried moving back back 9 yrs ago and hated the whole system. My husband's Spanish. We experienced a huge animosity towards ANYONE none British. I felt like an Alien..Britains changed so much.. There's a real hate brewing towards foreigners, and Brexit exposed it. The country is in a mess, the virus control is a mess. I would say Norway's a safer and nicer place to live. I would rather live in Norway and eat expensive bananas, than in Britain.🤣
About the shrimp, I'm Swedish but we have those frozen ones here too(and non frozen already in a paper bag) and we don't cook them, just peel them and eat them as they are. Usually with aioli to dip in and garlic bread on the side. Or just a baguette. Mostly on Fridays or Saturdays lol
Greetings from Switzerland. Most Americans eat a lot of junk, buying food packaged and wrapped in plastic. But tourists usually have to scrimp on money because our countries are expensive. But we can be grateful we live where we do. All the best and enjoy your week.
Was just coming here to say that - they are already cooked 🦐 Thaw, eat on bread with butter and mayo 🤤🤤🤤 Fresh is better though, but 2-3 times the price 🤷♀️
@@TrineMalde I legit thought they were raw, and I was mildly horrified after reading Sanna's comment, since she didn't clarify they're already cooked 😂
@@TrineMalde Fresh is not always better, as fresh ones can be soggy and soft, while the shock-frozen ones are frozen immediately after being caught and boiled, on board the fishing vessel, leaving the shrimp more meaty and firm. Butter and mayo is good, if you want some extra taste, squeeze some lemon juice, add some fresh dill and a little bit of ground black pepper.
I remember Urge. It was around a lot 20 years ago in Denmark, and then it dissapeared. Still you can buy at at the border shop to germany. As far as I remember I never liked Urged much. It tasted like... well Urge!
I love going to the grocery store in another country. It’s always so much fun to see the different things they sell and the prices they charge. Great video!
First price is a good option to save money, but the quality of what you get decreases significantly. Just, never buy first price toilet paper, you'd rather just buy sandpaper and save a few bucks.
Depending big time on the product bought. First Price salty chips or mackerel in tomato sauce, taste exactly like the original Maarud and Stabburet ones, cuz it is......wait for it....made by Maarud and Stabburet!
Sometimes First price is actually the best product, especially where the improvements aren't easily distinguishable and there is a huge price difference :)
I'm Swedish but I assume Norway is pretty similar to Sweden in that we eat Tacos like crazy people. I would say we eat Mexican food almost every Friday in my household. Eating Tacos on Friday night is a very common way to start the weekend.
Yes Norway and Sweden are similar when it comes to the "Taco" but after my captain at work who was married to a Mexican woman made me Mexican food. You will understand that it's not real Taco ^^ but either way it is good and a must every Friday 😁
It's super expensive though! In the UK that "cheap pizza" would cost 70p, or 8.37 krone , the ristorante pizza £1.50 or 17.94 krone, the duck £3.40 or 40.67 krone. the basic food items like eggs and butter are slightly more expensive but the prices on those sodas must be wrong it's twice the price it is here and the ben and jerry's would cost £3 or 35.86 krone, 8 ice cream sandwiches £1.60, 19.13 krone and we have a sugar tax. I will never complain about our food prices again. 😄
Kiwi is the cheapest grocery store. And yes. Urge is Surge. It was actually first made in Norway, then the US started making it. It's still around and somewhat popular in Norway.
It depends on *what* you're buying. For some products they're cheapest, for others they're middle of the road. It also depends on *where* in Norway you are.
Norway is wealthy because oil was found there. Basics are expensive because despite their government sitting on over a trillion dollars of oil money, they turn right around and tax their citizen's personal income tax rates at 55%. Corporate profits tax ranges from 28% to as high as 78%. Guess what that means? Companies have to raise prices on their goods to make a profit, which affects consumers. In short, Norway has a stingy, greedy government, but tries to sell itself as a "socialist utopia."
@@davidhennebach9114 David Hennebach You're wrong, and you should close mouth and rethink before you express yourself on a subject you have no idea about. The government is not greedy, we are saving our money. Oil is not forever, and the government knows that. Norwegians live better and have more economical freedom than pretty much any other country despite the government saving all our money for later generations to come.
@@Puzls seconded. Jeg bor i England. Familien min er Norsk og bor I Norge. Spending time in both, the standard of living is higher in Norway. The culture is nicer, its secluded, healthy living is a more prominent feature among people who live there. The government are sitting on their wealth and investing in infrastructure, green energy and support for people, prison reforms, social programs. @Henne I would get paid more for what I work if I lived in Norway, and the rent and utilities would work out cheaper, I understand you might not have the same perspective as I do because I have the luxury of experiencing both of these great countries, but the government is not greedy and the standard of living is not lower. Jeg elsker Norge og England.
Greetings from Finland. A had a two week trip to Norway last month and did some comparison on prices. In general I could say that going to a grocery store is generally about 30% more expensive in Norway than Finland. But some products are the same price and some are way more expensive. Especially meat and beer are double priced in Norway. That's why so many Norwegians drive to Sweden and Finland for shopping. In the far northern Finland you can sometimes see that there are more cars with Norwegian than Finnish registration plates on the shop parking areas :)
Thats true, but the truth is that for the most part ... its not economical to drive and do shopping in finland from Norway unless you live close to the border, I live about 2 hours drive from Nourgam (northen finland) and we regular do drive there to do some shopping but for the most part it would have been cheaper to shop back home (wich we do anyway). Tobacco however are very cheap in Finland compared to Norway but you are only allowed to take like not so many with you, also alcohol can be very much cheaper ... in Finland compared to Norway. But many do not think about it, but because like here in Norway we do have Vinmonopolet (like your Alko) they buy so much volume that it often is cheaper than in many other countries in Europe ... and sometimes people DO come to norway to buy special kinds of wine for example. Meat is cheaper in Finland but .. it is not that cheap so it will pay off to drive 2 hours to get it :-P but ofcourse while you already are there .... why not buy right ? also Sodas like Coke and Pepsi are cheaper because we got a high sugartax on soda's... so people order online even and its still cheaper.
I don't know about Norway, but in Finland the price per can or bottle of any alcoholic beverage is required by law to be the same no matter how many you buy (part of the logic being so you don't buy more than you "need" because it would be "cheaper") and you have to offer them for sale individually. Then the stores typically do not bother taking the cans out of the cases since people can just help themselves.
Well, you should put them in water with added salt (A LOT of salt) to get them to defrost faster and taste fresh! Mayonnaise is a must when eating shrimps! :D
@@kingcharming1 They defrost quick if you throw them on a plate when you get home, by the time you've eaten the smaller ones that thawed on the way home the rest is thawed. Don't need to add anything at all to these, just peal and eat like pistachios. And don't stop until its empty.
@N Avery In Norway you can even eat the eggs raw (unlike 95% of other nations because they found certain lethal bacteria at some point). And the shrimps are cooked, that's why they're red, they're white/transparent-ish before you boil them, which happens on the ship before they even reach land because you can buy them freshly cooked on the port.
@N Avery we don't sell food that will make you sick in our groseriestores in Norway.! The shrimps are already cooked and salted.. Let them defrost, pill them, an put them on top of white bread, with good Meierismør (butter) on, add on some fresh squeezed lemon over the shrimps, mayonnaise, and Dill.. It's so yummy 😋 drink cold white wine beside it, and also, if you are crazy, buy dill akevitt in the boozestore Vinmonopolet an enjoy a tiny snaps/shot beside your shrimps! ❤ It's always fun to see how foreigners look at our country, but it's a bit sad to see everything they in a way misunderstand here, and we, Norwegians isn't there to help them/you.. You needed a guide! But, so do I, if I was going to another country too, to kinda learn how life really is there. Love that you got to experience living in a normal home though. 👍👍👍 I hope you had a pleasant stay! Where you say... "Old boats, down with the townhouse of Oslo, my thoughts went to my grandpa, that had his workingspot most of his life a few times a week, there.. He was actually a shrimpfisherman his whole life, and he use to sell his shrimps just there.
Grocery shopping in Norway isn't all that expensive. Premium cuts of beef and meat in general, however, tends to cost an arm and a leg. And a cow. Anything from pork is usually very cheap, though. I can buy several days worth of dinner for around $15. Of course breakfast, lunch, snacks and other meals aren't included in that. However they needn't be all that expensive in general. I can make due with $100 a week - including snacks and drinks. However the second you start purchasing premade.. that's when you'll start figuring out that Norway is VERY expensive. Basically food is cheap; having it made for you is not.
Here in the UK the first things in Supermarkets are fruit and veg, same as when we were in New Zealand as well - I think it is one of the best things supernarkets can do :)
It varies in the US, but whatever happened to shopping lists and self discipline ? Order on-line and have them deliver. Impulse buying accounts for much of America's weight problem. There's less of it without temptations at the store(shops)
Here, near Chicago, all of our stores have the flowers, fruits and vegetables in front where you come in. This is done due to studies that show scents like cinnamon and flowers help relax the customer and the produce and fruits give the illusion of 'fresh' while stimulating appetite. Feel free to look into marketing strategies. You will find their tricks very enlightening.
Uhm so... the unsalted butter is basically for baking and stuff like that. Its usually the ones with a top that you can just pull of that most people use for bread, sandwitches etc.
You know what's nice about norway? Instead of picking things blindly, ask a person around, 99% of the time, people will be happy to help, and we all understand and speak english.
Surge (drink) Surge (sometimes styled as SURGE) is a citrus flavored soft drink first produced in the 1990s by The Coca-Cola Company to compete with Pepsi's Mountain Dew. ... It was originally launched in Norway as Urge in 1996, and was so popular that it was later released in America as Surge. - Wikipedia
Those herbs do not keep coming unless you plant them into a waaay bigger pot of fresh soil. They are planted too close together, so the roots kill each other, so they usually only last up to a week. The frozen shrimps are usually eaten this way: you just defrost them on the counter, peel them and put them on loff (white bread) with some smør, mayo and lemon juice.
It depends on *what* you're buying. There's stuff that's cheaper in Norway then in Sweden. Admittedly not a lot of things though... And it also depends on how the economy is swinging (oil prices etc) One example is stuff like toothpaste and dental hygiene products that at least a few years ago where cheaper in Norway then in Sweden (not sure if it still is)
Luredreier Well diapers are much cheaper and paint for the house facades are around 50%cheaper! But the cheapest can of 33cl beer cost 29 Skr I Norway and most around 11 Skr in Sweden! Alcohol is very expensive in Norway even compared to Sweden rand the price in Sweden compared to Germany doubled! A bag in box of 3i red wine cost over 700 Skr and in Germany exactly the same wineit cost 110Skr, and in Sweden it cost 200 Skr ($1 usd= 9,79 Skr)!
@@Fred-ck1gh "Luredreier Well diapers are much cheaper and paint for the house facades are around 50%cheaper! " I assume you mean cheaper then in Sweden? I haven't checked out Swedish prices for a few years so I'm not up to date. But I know for a fact that some things are cheaper here at least parts of the time. As for alcohol... Well, I'm a teatotaller... So no alcohol for me...
I think you guys did a great job budgeting! It is so stressful when you shop in a new country and everything is twice as expensive as you are used to but you pulled it off I think 😊
@@polarno3823 It totally depends on what you wanna buy. But lots of the non-organized grocery stores got better prices for even more value. Though, the market itself, big companies like Kiwi and Rema got the Lower end of the stick in an overall pricerange. If you know what you want, you can always find cheaper things wherever you go, if you want to walk between different stores.
sazuke8991 organised yes, the original comment was they are the cheapest in Norway, which isn’t true at all. Spar, Bunnpris, Joker, Matkroken generally have the lowest prices at the expense of having less stock and less choice.
@@polarno3823 My Joker in Ski, is the most expensive grocery store in Ski if you ask me, or just below the prices at Meny in Ski Storsenter. I only visit that Joker on when I'm in the city on sundays. The Bunnpris that was in Oslo Sentral station, and Close to Fredrikstad Kino, was also really expensive.
For the pizzas, Grandiosa is Norway's own brand and is super popular. First Price is generally all the products that couldn't be sold by other manufacturers but is a great cheaper alternative.
I live in Spain. I'm a hairdresser with Norweigan clients. They love living in Spain, because food is in cheap abundance and eating out is affordable daily. I've been to Oslo and it's more exspensive than NYC Manhattan. But when I visit somewhere, I know that and still enjoy myself
For the bread cutting machine: a trick our family uses is the metal plate on top of the machine. You put the bread on top and slide the paper bag over the bread. Then you just take the bag with the bread off the metal plate. Very easy🙂
I'm actually surprised! I thought it was going to be insanely expensive compared to where I live (Portland, OR, U.S.), but the cost of food there is only slightly more expensive than it is here. Tortillas are actually cheaper there than they are here.
In Norway you’d exclusively only eat out on dates/birthdays/business meetings. It’s not common to eat out (or buy pre made meals, for that matter), which is why it’s not so strange that it’s super expensive, while it’s not too expensive for Norwegians (as it’s a rare occasion).
As a Canadian from Vancouver watching this I'm hearing all the prices and feeling confused because they are similar to Vancouver prices lol especially the alcohol.
lejaders I live in Washington and travel to the Vancouver area daily for work. Your prices are shocking to me. Even using my credit card to get the best exchange rate your prices are still very expensive to what I am used to in Washington.
I do so like the Canadians, and hate it when Americans complain about Canada. The alcohol prices is to prevent alcoholism, something we struggled with severely in earlier times, I know some alcoholics, they just ruin themselves though.. That's not cool. They should offer tax-free to them.
Tips about butter: dont get a butter that is just a block of butter you should get the butter that's in a box. Here are some butter i normaly have at home: bremykt and soft
Ur butter is disqustig and its mixed with canola oil aka rapsolje wich will store in ur blod veins and give u hearth problems. Wake up and eat real healthy fatty butter like Røros butter. I eat 1kg of this butter raw in a month
i usually do most of my dayly shopping at coop, but i also shop at kiwi - rema - joker if they have somting on sale! but i have noticed that say MENY, which usually is a bit more expencive on fresh meat end vegetables, often have sales too + they also have first price products
@@Mari-eq8rx tror det kommer litt an på hva du handler. de fleste butikker har dyre og billigere utgaver av samme produkt om man gidder å sjekke litt.. for eksempel har min lokale coop butikk de siste månedene hatt en grønnsakdisk disk der de selger minigrønnsaker for 13,90 pr hekto. altså 139 kr pr kg. joda minitomater er gode men prisen blir ganske stiv, når man 2,5 meter unna finner ferske litt større tomater til ca 25 kr pr kg. hehe
I know the trick for the bread! Once it’s sliced, you pick it up with both hands on each side (squish it together a bit so you can actually pick it up) and put it on the slanted metal plank on top of the machine (the one that sticks out). THEN, you can easily slide the bag around the bread! Try it out next time. Also I hope these instructions make sense haha. I used to work at a bakery shop :)
I still like these videos. Its interesting to see local food and the cost. Surprised to see Mexican food! I guess I shouldn't be..its so delicious. In Thailand we shopped at the store and ate at home about half the time. Even though food was so cheap there, it was still nice to just have something at home.
I can't believe how expensive the pizzas are in Norway! Litterally the same pizza, "Rustica" in Sweden costs 49 Sek (4,9 usd). In your kiwi store in norway it's 75 Nok (8,25 usd). How can something produced in a factory be twice as expensive in a neighboring country? XD
@@dungkimtran8285 yes but what makes me most mad is that say norwegian made cheese i sold for less than half of norwegian price in sweeden! for 1 kg norvegia we pay 107 kroner,, while i saw it in a shop right across the border for less than 50 kroner :-(
@William Perrigo yes i worked some years ago in VIANDEN luxumburgh , but stayed also a while right across the border in a village in germany a few miles away it was extreamly cheap compared to norway.
Try hard boiled egg on your beet salad next time...Yummy, a great source of protein, inexpensive, and filling. Also, canned garbonzo beans are great for all the same reasons.
Most of the stuff you called expensive was the most expensive brands. The duck things from Jacobs were expensive becuse jacobs is just a very luxury brand. At least i think so.
1:15; Kiwi is, as some others point out, one of the cheaper companys on groceries. Meny is definitely way more expensive, but also include more fancier choices of brands. And I say this as a Norwegian myself
I had to convert from Krones to Euros and from pounds to grams, it was long and painful for my brain and I ended up acknowledging that I won't ever afford a travel to Norway *sees fjords* I'm in
@@peterpoppe4855 I have tried Belgian strawberries, they were also good. I did try Spanish strawberries once, virtually tasteless, but that could have been that particular farm, NOT nescessarily ALL Spanish strawberries. Supposedly, the main reason why Norwegian strawberries are so good, is the fluctuating temperatures, between night and day, here in Norway. Supposedly, this makes the sugar content of the berries to rise..
The grocery prices don't seem that high. I thought they were higher in London, and actually, right here in Salt Lake City. We're going too Norway in May, 2020 - so watching all your videos on it. Thank you.
The secret to put the bread back in the bag easily is the metal kind of spatula above where the bread comes out, you grab the bread with both hands by each end kind of like pushing it together, and bring it up to the metal thing above where the bread comes out, slide the bag all the way in towards the bread and push the bread into the bag, DONE! :D Edit: and I just saw you figured it out -_-
all this time i've heard how much groceries cost in norway. i live in finland and the prices are pretty much the same. little more or little less, depending on the product...
This is pretty comparable to The Netherlands in products and prices. I guess the countries are also somewhat comparable so it doesn't surprise me! The alcohol is most definitely way more expensive though!
I'm going to move to a Scandinavian country in a couple of years and I'm obsessed with Norway. However this video convinces me that I should try my luck with Sweden first 😛
Butter --- MAKE YOUR OWN!! 1 container of heavy whipping cream.... some sea salt (to taste)..... put heavy cream into bowl (if you don't have a kitchenaid stand mixer) -- and whip until it separates from the whey.....drain off all the liquid and continue whipping.....when it's all stuck to your beaters, add the salt (or other seasonings) and whip again until it sticks to your bowl. Should take about 15 minutes.
as a norwegian, this is one of the most fascinating things to see (other people reacting to norwegian prices).
norge norge norge norge norge er best
@@olavplays1531 ikke alle blaser
@hireshi-azu I would say i found my visit to London better, than living here in Norway. The ordinary grocery stores and such had better prices for me, but then again the paychecks are most likely lower than what you get in Norway also. The look of the nature itself, is better in Norway though, but you got places that look good ALL over the world.
As a norwegian, I totally agree. Watching people taste norwegian chocolate, norwegian food and actually everything that is norwegian is fascinating.
@hireshi-azu Except the weather, the weather is allways terrible in Norway :D
Not sure why I watched this, I`m Norwegian... I go to stores
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hey are there too many pigeons in oslo?
What's Norwegian eat for breakfast?
@@icebro7584 I slice of bread with brown cheese or something like that :p
Bread and Cheese? It sounds like dessert for me. Wait, wait, Do norwegians think eating is such a boring thing?
Be aware that you legally cannot say "bread is bad for you" in Norway. 3/4 Norwegian meals are sliced bread with some kind of spread or topping.
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I came over this video now 😅😁
As a norwegian, I can explain a few stuff:
1. First Price is Kiwi's "cheap brand", some of the stuff is good, some is not 😂
2. The bread is good for you 😁 most of the bread you find in Norway are wholegrain and without sugar 😊 the "cake" on the side says how many % wholegrain there is in it!
3. Urge came at the same time (I think even before) Surge and it is the same Soda! But after what I heard from Coca-Cola Company, is that Norway is the only country in the world that has this soda at this point!! 😁
4. If you are looking for butter for your bread, go for the ones that are in boxes 😊 As long as it doesn't say "margarin", you are good!
Very late comment, but I hope you read it! 😁
Love your videos!
First Price is actually not Kiwi's brand. Its NorgesGruppen brand, and is made by Unil AS. In addition to Kiwi, you find First Price in all of NorgesGruppen stores. Like Spar, Meny and Joker.
Brelett eller bremykt er alltid en god vinner hos meg!
@@RunarBongo 🙄
Sometimes I am annoyed how some tourists/americans assume things about europe, like the taco stuff, "it is not common to find taco seasoning so easily in europe" literally every mainstream grocery store in west europe as well als central europe and some eastern europe countries has this..
Agree. Also "Europe". Europe is not one country 🙄
@@leondroidgeeks exactly
@@ahhitskatie9094 it is, in fact, one country. So in many many ways generalizing makes sense (not all ofcourse). It sure does make a lot more sense then generalising a continent with 40+ (!) different countries.
@@ahhitskatie9094 i know, ive been to the us more than 20 times, i know there are massive differences but not as big as "europe", especially culture wise. You cannot compare referring to all of the us the same as reffering to all of europe.
@@leondroidgeeks XD
Kiwi is one of the cheapest stores in Norway
Yeah they're great at price!
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Yea, a sørlands chips is like 18krXD
Rema and Kiwi are kind of equal priced. They are the cheapest in Norway
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In Norway there are over 1 mill people that eat tacos every friday. And the total populations in Norway are about 5 milion.
Edit: thx for the likes
That's right but I eat it every Saturday
Du er god i engelsk
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Swedes does that too xD
*live, *do, folkens!
And Sweden
Ashley, not every bread is bad for you.
American white sandwich bread, definetly bad. A whole grain bread, very easily found in Europe, is super healthy, with a lot of fiber. 😍😍
Yeah!!!
@@pundewhee wow. How disrespectful you are. If you don't like them, or their channel, just don't come here to be so nasty in a comment.
Rye bread is the best
@@pundewhee Please go elsewhere with your ignorance. Plenty of other places on TH-cam for people like yourself.
American and English bread is
generally more than awful. It
virtually sticks to your ribs when
you eat it. Glad we have really
healthy wholesome bread here
in Switzerland.
i love when other youtubers whos not from norway reacts to things in norway its just so cool and makes me wanna watch more
I as a Norwegian from Oslo living in Boston since I was 8 years old, I can say that this type of video is fascinating, I am fluent in Swedish and English and I love watching videos about the country I was born in. I love Norway
Tip for buying bread in Norway: on the front of the packet most of them have a circle split into four and some (or all) of the pieces will be coloured black. The more pieces that are coloured, the better the bread is for you. I tend to go for at least a 3.
You shouldnt only look at that. 3 pieces could range from 51-75% grovhet(dont know the english word).
I love grocery store hauls! I don't know why I find them so interesting, but I do. Would love to see more.
8:57
The bread bag trick.
Just put the bread on the metal thing on the top.
And thread the bag around the metal piece, then push the bread into the bag there.
That's what it's there for.
9:27
Yep, bingo. ^^
The metal tray on top. ^^ It's meant for bag-threading.
@@kebman Yep, I had already mentioned that in *my* post that you replied to. ;-)
@@Luredreier But *_I_* mentioned it in *MY* post! Also! Ahem....... xD
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kebman
I’m a little confused, why did you reply that?
The fact that they picked cooking butter is so unbelievably weird to me xD
Alex Da Lettuce
Why? They’re just not familiar with the food/culture/language.
When Grapes Pop its just weird becouse we are used to take the boxes and not the cooking butter
Here in America we only use one butter for everything. We do have spread butter, stick butter and butter in a squirt bottle. We'll use stick butter for cooking and spreading. And the same for spread butter.
Although we overall favor stick butter for spreading and cooking.
@@captin__7658 Butter in a squirt bottle? What? Now that's cool but I'm so confused. Does it solidify in the fridge? How do you squirt it out of a bottle then? Just what omg is this an American thing
Kimberley Chan - it’s not actually butter, it’s margarine, therefore it doesn’t solidify as strongly as real butter does. Even taking it directly out of the refrigerator I would compare the consistency of the squeeze butter to room temperature stick butter.
An even less popular option we have here in the United States is spray butter(margarine). It is actually in a liquid form and will stay in liquid form even if you put it into the refrigerator.
The spray butter and squeeze butter is made by a company called “parkway”. I’m sure with a quick google search you’ll be able to find it!
as someone who works in a bakery, i was cringing so hard when he tried to get the bread in the bag haha
Me too😆😁🤣😂
First price is just the cheapest brand. That's what u live on when you're a student hahaha. Its usually not that bad either
It has to go through the same quality control as the expensive brands
First price food is often really good lol
Synnøve Lange only the popcorn
ValeRune i dont like IT fordi THEY hermer.
@@andipandi6976 I like a lot of their stuff lmao its quite good
I watch a lot of travel bloggers on TH-cam and I think you guys are the smartest. You don’t spend your money out as much on food and you still try the local food and just make it at home makes sense to me!!
The tribe of many?
True! Always try the local food!
Surge was originaly urge and launched in Norway but was sold as surge in America vs in Norway Sweden and Denmark where the original name was kept
I can see you've never been in Whole Foods or as it's known here in the US whole paycheck
Yep that's why I shop at the dollar store
When I visit I buy most of my groceries at Publix or Costco and only get things like lamb at Whole Foods.
I usually buy $600 per trip (every 2 weeks) at my cheapest store within 40 miles. I can only imagine what my cost would be over in Norway.
I've lived here a year now so I'm pretty used to the prices now. But I'm going to be completely honest I find the pricing of fruit and vegetables to be really irresponsible. I doubt even well off people would be inclined to eat their 5-a-day here. I mean a cauliflower should not be more expensive than a pastry, come on!
The most fruits and veggies are imported, they must go a very long way.
Norway is not that suitable for farming, too much of mountain.
I think it's because they import all most everything, regarding fresh fruits and veg. Due to the climate
@@iuciubbb absolutt
@@steeviem1835 but the garden center near us which grew tons of fresh veggies was even more expensive 😂😂 I’m afraid I did the sensible thing and moved back to England where I can buy a banana (imported) for 10p (1kr) 👍
@@judegrindvoll8467 I'm British and would not like to be living in the UK. I've been 20 yrs in Spain. Tried moving back back 9 yrs ago and hated the whole system. My husband's Spanish. We experienced a huge animosity towards ANYONE none British. I felt like an Alien..Britains changed so much.. There's a real hate brewing towards foreigners, and Brexit exposed it. The country is in a mess, the virus control is a mess. I would say Norway's a safer and nicer place to live. I would rather live in Norway and eat expensive bananas, than in Britain.🤣
About the shrimp, I'm Swedish but we have those frozen ones here too(and non frozen already in a paper bag) and we don't cook them, just peel them and eat them as they are. Usually with aioli to dip in and garlic bread on the side. Or just a baguette. Mostly on Fridays or Saturdays lol
Greetings from Switzerland.
Most Americans eat a lot of
junk, buying food packaged
and wrapped in plastic. But
tourists usually have to scrimp
on money because our countries
are expensive. But we can be
grateful we live where we do.
All the best and enjoy your week.
Was just coming here to say that - they are already cooked 🦐 Thaw, eat on bread with butter and mayo 🤤🤤🤤 Fresh is better though, but 2-3 times the price 🤷♀️
@@TrineMalde I legit thought they were raw, and I was mildly horrified after reading Sanna's comment, since she didn't clarify they're already cooked 😂
I buy white bread for that, and a wad of butter. Then just (thaw) peel, put on bread, with mayo, and EATTTT!
@@TrineMalde Fresh is not always better, as fresh ones can be soggy and soft, while the shock-frozen ones are frozen immediately after being caught and boiled, on board the fishing vessel, leaving the shrimp more meaty and firm. Butter and mayo is good, if you want some extra taste, squeeze some lemon juice, add some fresh dill and a little bit of ground black pepper.
Urge was developed in Norway. The American version SURGE was sold to win the market over Pepsi’s Mountain Dew
I remember Urge. It was around a lot 20 years ago in Denmark, and then it dissapeared. Still you can buy at at the border shop to germany. As far as I remember I never liked Urged much. It tasted like... well Urge!
8:59 face-palming so bad... XDD thanks for the laugh!
Regarding butter, on the back most of them have a "score board" on how suitable the butter is for baking, cooking or just eating on bread and such.
9:00 as a norwegian, this literally hurt my eyes.
Just take it easy, don't stress about it.
The instructions are right infront of them on the machine 😂
I love going to the grocery store in another country. It’s always so much fun to see the different things they sell and the prices they charge. Great video!
First price is a good option to save money, but the quality of what you get decreases significantly.
Just, never buy first price toilet paper, you'd rather just buy sandpaper and save a few bucks.
Depending big time on the product bought. First Price salty chips or mackerel in tomato sauce, taste exactly like the original Maarud and Stabburet ones, cuz it is......wait for it....made by Maarud and Stabburet!
@@plomben sure there are exceptions :)
Sometimes First price is actually the best product, especially where the improvements aren't easily distinguishable and there is a huge price difference :)
Assuming that's like Great Value products at Walmart.
Joakim Wiik Hey!
When you’ve got the runs, it doesn’t matter. It ALL feels like sandpaper. Lol 😂
I'm Swedish but I assume Norway is pretty similar to Sweden in that we eat Tacos like crazy people. I would say we eat Mexican food almost every Friday in my household. Eating Tacos on Friday night is a very common way to start the weekend.
Its noit mexican food, what we eat is nothing like authentic mexican food
It's literally called "Taco Friday" in Norway xD That's how common it is!
Yes Norway and Sweden are similar when it comes to the "Taco" but after my captain at work who was married to a Mexican woman made me Mexican food. You will understand that it's not real Taco ^^ but either way it is good and a must every Friday 😁
@@thgie3258 I believe most people know it's far from the real deal, but it's still called tacos
dude im from Finland and it's the same here too we eat tacos every Friday i think its honestly a nordic thing
You literally went to the store that is the cheapest in Norway
Sho nuff like cheap
And bought from the cheapest brand in Norway (FirstPrice). I don't like FirstPrice brand... It tastes extremely cheap, as it is...
It's super expensive though! In the UK that "cheap pizza" would cost 70p, or 8.37 krone , the ristorante pizza £1.50 or 17.94 krone, the duck £3.40 or 40.67 krone. the basic food items like eggs and butter are slightly more expensive but the prices on those sodas must be wrong it's twice the price it is here and the ben and jerry's would cost £3 or 35.86 krone, 8 ice cream sandwiches £1.60, 19.13 krone and we have a sugar tax. I will never complain about our food prices again. 😄
@@masoncampbell971 Norway have sugar tax even on sugar free soda , its retarded and were screwed by greedy politicians
Candy is less expensive at Europris
Kiwi is the cheapest grocery store.
And yes. Urge is Surge. It was actually first made in Norway, then the US started making it. It's still around and somewhat popular in Norway.
Kiwi is one of the "cheapest" grocery store chains in norway:))
If not the cheapest
Your right
Kiwi is the cheapest
Butter you’re* and REMA 1000 is cheaper than Kiwi
It depends on *what* you're buying.
For some products they're cheapest, for others they're middle of the road.
It also depends on *where* in Norway you are.
Norway is one of the wealthiest countries in the world with a high standard of living.
Of course basics are expensive.
Norway is wealthy because oil was found there. Basics are expensive because despite their government sitting on over a trillion dollars of oil money, they turn right around and tax their citizen's personal income tax rates at 55%. Corporate profits tax ranges from 28% to as high as 78%. Guess what that means? Companies have to raise prices on their goods to make a profit, which affects consumers. In short, Norway has a stingy, greedy government, but tries to sell itself as a "socialist utopia."
David Hennebach I could not agree more with that.
@@davidhennebach9114 EXACTLY!
@@davidhennebach9114 David Hennebach You're wrong, and you should close mouth and rethink before you express yourself on a subject you have no idea about. The government is not greedy, we are saving our money. Oil is not forever, and the government knows that. Norwegians live better and have more economical freedom than pretty much any other country despite the government saving all our money for later generations to come.
@@Puzls seconded. Jeg bor i England. Familien min er Norsk og bor I Norge. Spending time in both, the standard of living is higher in Norway. The culture is nicer, its secluded, healthy living is a more prominent feature among people who live there. The government are sitting on their wealth and investing in infrastructure, green energy and support for people, prison reforms, social programs.
@Henne
I would get paid more for what I work if I lived in Norway, and the rent and utilities would work out cheaper, I understand you might not have the same perspective as I do because I have the luxury of experiencing both of these great countries, but the government is not greedy and the standard of living is not lower. Jeg elsker Norge og England.
Greetings from Finland. A had a two week trip to Norway last month and did some comparison on prices. In general I could say that going to a grocery store is generally about 30% more expensive in Norway than Finland. But some products are the same price and some are way more expensive. Especially meat and beer are double priced in Norway. That's why so many Norwegians drive to Sweden and Finland for shopping. In the far northern Finland you can sometimes see that there are more cars with Norwegian than Finnish registration plates on the shop parking areas :)
Thats true, but the truth is that for the most part ... its not economical to drive and do shopping in finland from Norway unless you live close to the border, I live about 2 hours drive from Nourgam (northen finland) and we regular do drive there to do some shopping but for the most part it would have been cheaper to shop back home (wich we do anyway).
Tobacco however are very cheap in Finland compared to Norway but you are only allowed to take like not so many with you, also alcohol can be very much cheaper ... in Finland compared to Norway.
But many do not think about it, but because like here in Norway we do have Vinmonopolet (like your Alko) they buy so much volume that it often is cheaper than in many other countries in Europe ... and sometimes people DO come to norway to buy special kinds of wine for example.
Meat is cheaper in Finland but .. it is not that cheap so it will pay off to drive 2 hours to get it :-P but ofcourse while you already are there .... why not buy right ? also Sodas like Coke and Pepsi are cheaper because we got a high sugartax on soda's... so people order online even and its still cheaper.
I am from Germany and those prices sound expensive!
on top of the machine its a metalplate, this is used to put the bread after its cut, you can then easily put the breadbag over it :)
I don't know about Norway, but in Finland the price per can or bottle of any alcoholic beverage is required by law to be the same no matter how many you buy (part of the logic being so you don't buy more than you "need" because it would be "cheaper") and you have to offer them for sale individually. Then the stores typically do not bother taking the cans out of the cases since people can just help themselves.
Ohhh that's super smart!
Warm beer by the can. Not American.
I like seeing foreign grocery stores, it's nice to see what it's like in other countries.
The shrimp is pre-cooked, just thaw it and eat it :P
Well, you should put them in water with added salt (A LOT of salt) to get them to defrost faster and taste fresh! Mayonnaise is a must when eating shrimps! :D
@@kingcharming1 They defrost quick if you throw them on a plate when you get home, by the time you've eaten the smaller ones that thawed on the way home the rest is thawed. Don't need to add anything at all to these, just peal and eat like pistachios. And don't stop until its empty.
@N Avery In Norway you can even eat the eggs raw (unlike 95% of other nations because they found certain lethal bacteria at some point). And the shrimps are cooked, that's why they're red, they're white/transparent-ish before you boil them, which happens on the ship before they even reach land because you can buy them freshly cooked on the port.
They're precooked in salt water, no nead to add salt.
@N Avery we don't sell food that will make you sick in our groseriestores in Norway.!
The shrimps are already cooked and salted.. Let them defrost, pill them, an put them on top of white bread, with good Meierismør (butter) on, add on some fresh squeezed lemon over the shrimps, mayonnaise, and Dill.. It's so yummy 😋 drink cold white wine beside it, and also, if you are crazy, buy dill akevitt in the boozestore Vinmonopolet an enjoy a tiny snaps/shot beside your shrimps! ❤
It's always fun to see how foreigners look at our country, but it's a bit sad to see everything they in a way misunderstand here, and we, Norwegians isn't there to help them/you.. You needed a guide! But, so do I, if I was going to another country too, to kinda learn how life really is there. Love that you got to experience living in a normal home though. 👍👍👍 I hope you had a pleasant stay!
Where you say... "Old boats, down with the townhouse of Oslo, my thoughts went to my grandpa, that had his workingspot most of his life a few times a week, there.. He was actually a shrimpfisherman his whole life, and he use to sell his shrimps just there.
Im a Nowegian and first price is the cheapest you can find and it's really good
AS a norwegian i Kinda raged when he tried to put the bread in the bag. LIKE ARE U BLIND!! nono i get IT buuuut we Also put a plastic bag on first;)😂😤
You gotta:
Step 1. Put it on the "bread bench"
Step 2. Take plasticbag on
Step 3. Put the plasticbag in the breadbag
Step 4. Finito
Me too... I couldn't rip enough hair of my head 🤣🤣
yeah it triggerd me as well
Sverre Eriksen step 5. Buy it😂
True
Yay finally some country where food costs more than in Finland! Greetings from Finland! :-)
nz is also pricey
Antti 1994 GREETINGS FROM USA!
Ive been there for skiing and eating out pp is lime 25 average and a cheap place is like 10euros
Grocery shopping in Norway isn't all that expensive. Premium cuts of beef and meat in general, however, tends to cost an arm and a leg. And a cow. Anything from pork is usually very cheap, though. I can buy several days worth of dinner for around $15. Of course breakfast, lunch, snacks and other meals aren't included in that. However they needn't be all that expensive in general. I can make due with $100 a week - including snacks and drinks. However the second you start purchasing premade.. that's when you'll start figuring out that Norway is VERY expensive. Basically food is cheap; having it made for you is not.
Here in the UK the first things in Supermarkets are fruit and veg, same as when we were in New Zealand as well - I think it is one of the best things supernarkets can do :)
Yeah. It is a trend
It varies in the US, but whatever happened to shopping lists and self discipline ?
Order on-line and have them deliver. Impulse buying accounts for much of America's weight problem. There's less of it without temptations at the store(shops)
Here, near Chicago, all of our stores have the flowers, fruits and vegetables in front where you come in. This is done due to studies that show scents like cinnamon and flowers help relax the customer and the produce and fruits give the illusion of 'fresh' while stimulating appetite. Feel free to look into marketing strategies. You will find their tricks very enlightening.
Uhm so... the unsalted butter is basically for baking and stuff like that. Its usually the ones with a top that you can just pull of that most people use for bread, sandwitches etc.
You know what's nice about norway? Instead of picking things blindly, ask a person around, 99% of the time, people will be happy to help, and we all understand and speak english.
When you by «smør» you shuold by the ones in the box
@Michael Jay If it is smör it is smör, no matter what kind of packet.
But I guess you mean they bought frying margarine instead of smör.
Please keep doing the grocery store hauls. It is a good way to learn about the countries prices.
Surge (drink) Surge (sometimes styled as SURGE) is a citrus flavored soft drink first produced in the 1990s by The Coca-Cola Company to compete with Pepsi's Mountain Dew. ... It was originally launched in Norway as Urge in 1996, and was so popular that it was later released in America as Surge. - Wikipedia
Been there done that. I love love love Norway. I say it is well worth the cost. The best and most beautiful place on earth. Hands down!
Those herbs do not keep coming unless you plant them into a waaay bigger pot of fresh soil. They are planted too close together, so the roots kill each other, so they usually only last up to a week.
The frozen shrimps are usually eaten this way: you just defrost them on the counter, peel them and put them on loff (white bread) with some smør, mayo and lemon juice.
Norway is very expensive compared to Sweden, and Sweden is not cheap!
It's cheaper to do cocaine.
I’m from norway and I love sweden because it’s cheaper and close x)
It depends on *what* you're buying.
There's stuff that's cheaper in Norway then in Sweden.
Admittedly not a lot of things though...
And it also depends on how the economy is swinging (oil prices etc)
One example is stuff like toothpaste and dental hygiene products that at least a few years ago where cheaper in Norway then in Sweden (not sure if it still is)
Luredreier Well diapers are much cheaper and paint for the house facades are around 50%cheaper!
But the cheapest can of 33cl beer cost 29 Skr I Norway and most around 11 Skr in Sweden! Alcohol is very expensive in Norway even compared to Sweden rand the price in Sweden compared to Germany doubled! A bag in box of 3i red wine cost over 700 Skr and in Germany exactly the same wineit cost 110Skr, and in Sweden it cost 200 Skr ($1 usd= 9,79 Skr)!
@@Fred-ck1gh "Luredreier Well diapers are much cheaper and paint for the house facades are around 50%cheaper! "
I assume you mean cheaper then in Sweden?
I haven't checked out Swedish prices for a few years so I'm not up to date.
But I know for a fact that some things are cheaper here at least parts of the time.
As for alcohol...
Well, I'm a teatotaller...
So no alcohol for me...
I think you guys did a great job budgeting! It is so stressful when you shop in a new country and everything is twice as expensive as you are used to but you pulled it off I think 😊
U r very beautifull
That´s the fun part when living in Nordic. As a Finn, I feel that everything is amazingly cheap when traveling ;)
Rea I love u
@@Aurinkohelmi u come Spain
Rema and Kiwi are kind of equal priced. They are the cheapest in Norway
tacobolle pizzabolle so untrue lol
@@polarno3823 It totally depends on what you wanna buy. But lots of the non-organized grocery stores got better prices for even more value. Though, the market itself, big companies like Kiwi and Rema got the Lower end of the stick in an overall pricerange. If you know what you want, you can always find cheaper things wherever you go, if you want to walk between different stores.
sazuke8991 organised yes, the original comment was they are the cheapest in Norway, which isn’t true at all. Spar, Bunnpris, Joker, Matkroken generally have the lowest prices at the expense of having less stock and less choice.
@@polarno3823 My Joker in Ski, is the most expensive grocery store in Ski if you ask me, or just below the prices at Meny in Ski Storsenter. I only visit that Joker on when I'm in the city on sundays. The Bunnpris that was in Oslo Sentral station, and Close to Fredrikstad Kino, was also really expensive.
sazuke8991 hva er det du kjøper da?! 🤣
For the pizzas, Grandiosa is Norway's own brand and is super popular. First Price is generally all the products that couldn't be sold by other manufacturers but is a great cheaper alternative.
I live in Spain. I'm a hairdresser with Norweigan clients. They love living in Spain, because food is in cheap abundance and eating out is affordable daily. I've been to Oslo and it's more exspensive than NYC Manhattan. But when I visit somewhere, I know that and still enjoy myself
When traveling I usually find a workman (construction, etc) I will ask them for a good, reasonable place to eat. They generally know. Hope this helps
problem is that in Norway that would be "the "nistepakke" i made myself before i went to work"...
or he would answer you in polish...
As a construction worker I find this offensive. Are we cheap/poor, or what are you suggesting? ;)
@@TheBarser , ether that or just more sensible in terms of economics...
Very interesting video and useful as well. These should be a regular video of each country visited.
And this is why Norwegians seems rich in other countries, but struggle to get by at home...
Do Norwegians actually struggle at home? I know you guys have a bunch of systems for poor people.
But in other countries citizens aren’t entitled to the same benefits Norwegians get.
For the bread cutting machine: a trick our family uses is the metal plate on top of the machine. You put the bread on top and slide the paper bag over the bread. Then you just take the bag with the bread off the metal plate. Very easy🙂
I'm actually surprised! I thought it was going to be insanely expensive compared to where I live (Portland, OR, U.S.), but the cost of food there is only slightly more expensive than it is here. Tortillas are actually cheaper there than they are here.
Always do a grocery tour! Love this!
I agree I am glad they did this tour of the grocery store it's nice to see what other people in other countries are eating!
I agree! So interesting!
Buying icecream and beer, I'm sure was a major sacrifice for the good of the channel. Way to take it for the team 🤣
We do what we can for you.
@@WAYAWAYWithAsh It might be tax deductible.... just saying
At 2:01: “$2.50 per Pound ($5.51 per Kilogram)”
At 2:17: “$8.90 per pound ($19.62 per kilogram)”
At 3:12: "$10.06 per pound ($22.18 per kilogram)"
In Norway you’d exclusively only eat out on dates/birthdays/business meetings. It’s not common to eat out (or buy pre made meals, for that matter), which is why it’s not so strange that it’s super expensive, while it’s not too expensive for Norwegians (as it’s a rare occasion).
As a Canadian from Vancouver watching this I'm hearing all the prices and feeling confused because they are similar to Vancouver prices lol especially the alcohol.
As a Canadian in Ottawa it's very similar pricing here too.
Exactly what I thought, even thought some of the prices were cheaper than vancouver 🤔
lejaders I live in Washington and travel to the Vancouver area daily for work. Your prices are shocking to me. Even using my credit card to get the best exchange rate your prices are still very expensive to what I am used to in Washington.
I do so like the Canadians, and hate it when Americans complain about Canada. The alcohol prices is to prevent alcoholism, something we struggled with severely in earlier times, I know some alcoholics, they just ruin themselves though.. That's not cool. They should offer tax-free to them.
I noticed the prices are similar are similar in Australia especially with the sandwiches and salads.
Tips about butter: dont get a butter that is just a block of butter you should get the butter that's in a box. Here are some butter i normaly have at home: bremykt and soft
Ur butter is disqustig and its mixed with canola oil aka rapsolje wich will store in ur blod veins and give u hearth problems. Wake up and eat real healthy fatty butter like Røros butter. I eat 1kg of this butter raw in a month
Or just dont eat butter?
Peter Alexander Olsen it’s palm oil wich is dangerous
Accually we dont cook the shrimp we peel off the «Shell» and Eat it on loaf with mayonaise and lamon juice.
In Norway, products that are high in sugar is higher priced to keep Norwegians healthy :-)
Products like B&J are also expensive because it's imported goods
Margarin is in bottles and wrapped up with that paper stuff, bread butter is in boxes. Some of the butters work for sandwiches, baking and cooking.
I adore grocery shopping and Norway; this is heaven
Norway is a rich land. And that’s why it’s so much money
Utkant ikke «so much money» bruk heller «So expensive»
those prices for the most part are pretty good. 63$ on what they got is pretty average, grocery store prices really are not that bad there
Kiwi is one of the cheaper supermarket chains in Norway, like Rema 100 or Bunnpris. So it's not "in the middle price range".
i usually do most of my dayly shopping at coop, but i also shop at kiwi - rema - joker if they have somting on sale!
but i have noticed that say MENY, which usually is a bit more expencive on fresh meat end vegetables, often have sales too + they also have first price products
Bunnpris er ganske dyrt i forhold til Rema 1000 og Kiwi
@@Mari-eq8rx tror det kommer litt an på hva du handler.
de fleste butikker har dyre og billigere utgaver av samme produkt om man gidder å sjekke litt.. for eksempel har min lokale coop butikk de siste månedene hatt en grønnsakdisk disk der de selger minigrønnsaker for 13,90 pr hekto. altså 139 kr pr kg. joda minitomater er gode men prisen blir ganske stiv, når man 2,5 meter unna finner ferske litt større tomater til ca 25 kr pr kg. hehe
samkom33 Ja, du har nok rett i det, men generelt er nok Kiwi og Rema 1000 billigest 😊
er ikke Bunnpris en av de dyreste dagligvarebutikkene?
I know the trick for the bread!
Once it’s sliced, you pick it up with both hands on each side (squish it together a bit so you can actually pick it up) and put it on the slanted metal plank on top of the machine (the one that sticks out). THEN, you can easily slide the bag around the bread!
Try it out next time. Also I hope these instructions make sense haha. I used to work at a bakery shop :)
You can see the metal plank I’m mentioning clearly at 8:37
Kiwi is pretty low cost grocery store in Norway ^^ Its not THE cheapst, but its at the lower end of the spectrum. For those wondering ^^
I still like these videos. Its interesting to see local food and the cost. Surprised to see Mexican food! I guess I shouldn't be..its so delicious. In Thailand we shopped at the store and ate at home about half the time. Even though food was so cheap there, it was still nice to just have something at home.
Taco-fridays is a common thing in Norway. Like 60% of the families have this as a usual go-to on fridays.
Yum! 👍🥙We have taco Tuesday in the states but only some restaurants do this.
"It's called Aass." 😆 😆 It may taste like that as well. Too funny.
I can't believe how expensive the pizzas are in Norway!
Litterally the same pizza, "Rustica" in Sweden costs 49 Sek (4,9 usd). In your kiwi store in norway it's 75 Nok (8,25 usd).
How can something produced in a factory be twice as expensive in a neighboring country? XD
Steelware XD that’s why Norwegians travel to Sweden to by food and alcohol 😉 It’s called “Harry-Shopping”
@@dungkimtran8285 yes but what makes me most mad is that say norwegian made cheese i sold for less than half of norwegian price in sweeden!
for 1 kg norvegia we pay 107 kroner,, while i saw it in a shop right across the border for less than 50 kroner :-(
@William Perrigo yes i worked some years ago in VIANDEN luxumburgh , but stayed also a while right across the border in a village in germany a few miles away it was extreamly cheap compared to norway.
The store reminds me of an Aldi. Even though they don’t known the country as well as a Norwegian would, Me as an American enjoy watching them shop
Been to Norway, Extremely Expensive, but I loved it, It is such a beautiful place.
Much love from Pakistan..!!!
Try hard boiled egg on your beet salad next time...Yummy, a great source of protein, inexpensive, and filling. Also, canned garbonzo beans are great for all the same reasons.
Oh yum that sounds so good.
The frozen shrimp are pre-cooked. We bring them home and thaw them, then peel and eat them on loafs of fine bread with mayonnaise.
whaaat?! I had no idea!
and its super tasty.
They are Prawns not Shrimps which are much smaller.
@@WAYAWAYWithAsh If they are red, they are cooked. If they are grey/white they are not cooked. The kind you buy in supermarkets are always cooked.
Most of the stuff you called expensive was the most expensive brands. The duck things from Jacobs were expensive becuse jacobs is just a very luxury brand. At least i think so.
Average income in Norway (2018-numbers): 45.600 Norwegian kroner pr. month
In USD: 5009,25 pr month
We spend roughly 11% of our income on groceries
1:15; Kiwi is, as some others point out, one of the cheaper companys on groceries. Meny is definitely way more expensive, but also include more fancier choices of brands.
And I say this as a Norwegian myself
Grocery shopping abroad vids are very interesting and helpful. 😁
sørland-cips are the best. you have to try them
Magdalena Sunnyi Degelmann LAYS, FROM US IS BEST.
I had to convert from Krones to Euros and from pounds to grams, it was long and painful for my brain and I ended up acknowledging that I won't ever afford a travel to Norway
*sees fjords*
I'm in
We usually buy the butter thats in the boxes. The one’s with the paper is more for cooking.
And yes you solved the bread secret!
the butter in plastic tubs are butter for your bread, but the ones that's wrapped in paper is margarin
Norwegian strawberries arent one of the best...
THEY ARE THE BEST
YEZZ, THEY ARE👍😁😋👍
Yeeeees
as a person who has never tasted strawberries outside of Norway I am prepared to be disappointed next time I go out of the country
Ever tried Belgian strawberries... you might change your mind about the Norwegian...
@@peterpoppe4855 I have tried Belgian strawberries, they were also good. I did try Spanish strawberries once, virtually tasteless, but that could have been that particular farm, NOT nescessarily ALL Spanish strawberries. Supposedly, the main reason why Norwegian strawberries are so good, is the fluctuating temperatures, between night and day, here in Norway. Supposedly, this makes the sugar content of the berries to rise..
The grocery prices don't seem that high. I thought they were higher in London, and actually, right here in Salt Lake City. We're going too Norway in May, 2020 - so watching all your videos on it. Thank you.
Hey, did you get to go eventually?
A bread slicer in the shop ? Wow never seen that before but I’m Swedish , swedish food shops take a note . 😀
Finns ofta på typ Ica Maxi och större affärer :)
I've never seen one either.
We have those in some grocery stores in Canada that bake their own bread loaves
almost every store in Norway have bread slicer.
Seen them in Poland almost 20 years ago.
The trick to getting the bread into the bag- you put the bread on the metal shelf that sticks out on top and then slide your bag over the bread :)
The secret to put the bread back in the bag easily is the metal kind of spatula above where the bread comes out, you grab the bread with both hands by each end kind of like pushing it together, and bring it up to the metal thing above where the bread comes out, slide the bag all the way in towards the bread and push the bread into the bag, DONE! :D
Edit: and I just saw you figured it out -_-
all this time i've heard how much groceries cost in norway. i live in finland and the prices are pretty much the same. little more or little less, depending on the product...
This is pretty comparable to The Netherlands in products and prices. I guess the countries are also somewhat comparable so it doesn't surprise me! The alcohol is most definitely way more expensive though!
8:50 "Now the challenge is getting the bread back in the bag" - Instructions on how to use the machine right there, in view, pictured.
I'm going to move to a Scandinavian country in a couple of years and I'm obsessed with Norway. However this video convinces me that I should try my luck with Sweden first 😛
Butter --- MAKE YOUR OWN!!
1 container of heavy whipping cream.... some sea salt (to taste).....
put heavy cream into bowl (if you don't have a kitchenaid stand mixer) -- and whip until it separates from the whey.....drain off all the liquid and continue whipping.....when it's all stuck to your beaters, add the salt (or other seasonings) and whip again until it sticks to your bowl. Should take about 15 minutes.