Prices have been rising in already expensive Norway, meaning the quality of life versus cost of living argument is becoming more relevant than ever. Is the price of life in Norway worth it for everything the country has to offer? Many Norwegians, however, as well as long-term foreign residents, would say that this high cost of living was always balanced out by the high quality of living that comes with it. AdvertisementIs the quality of life in Norway really worth the high cost of living? Lars, a reader in Nordre Follo, felt that the "high cost [of living] is offset by high salaries and what we pay for in taxes."