Thanks for the input Michael. I might need some pointers. We Nordics think about taxes in such a different way I've noticed, that I don't think it is always obvious to us what concerns e.g. Americans would have regarding taxes and costs.

Would you want some examples of what kind of taxes you would pay? I could provide some links to the Norwegian tax calculator with some info about how to fill it out and maybe what kind of taxes you have to pay in Norway.

While one could compare average price level, I suspect you would find it more interesting what the relative cost differences are.

E.g. buying steak is much cheaper in America than in Norway, while seeing a doctor is much cheaper in Norway.

Buying a computer is cheaper in the US, but not if you buy extra warranty to match the minimum warranty specified by Norwgian law.

There are also many "loop holes". E.g. for many Norwegians Sweden will be close buy and you can buy e.g. grocceries a lot cheaper there.

Books may look more expensive, but those can be imported tax free from abroad hence there isn't really a price difference if you don't want there to be.

I suppose there are a lot of these kinds of interesting differences, but I am not sure what kind of stuff Americans or others would be most interested in knowing about.

For instance if you are having kids, you may want to know that diapers are super cheap in Norway. Russians, Poles and many others travel to Norway to stock up on diapers. Yeah... there are a lot of odd quirks like this.