don t confuse the norwegian krone with the similarly named danish krone dkk or swedish krona sek the norwegian krone is worth 9 more than the swedish krona 13
example of the norwegian kroneto understand the value of the norwegian krone in norway it is helpful to examine the currency s buying power with respect to familiar consumer goods according to the economist s popular big mac index as of june 2022 the cost of a big mac in norway averaged out to 62 krone in 2022 a figure equal to about 5 15 u s dollars this is the second most expensive big mac in the world just behind switzerland 14the average monthly salary in norway was 50 800 nok according to statistics norway a figure that converts to 5 178 1516 much of that salary is subject to income taxes which are returned to the public in the form of health care and generous welfare programs 17