How Expensive Is Tromso, Norway? You'll be Surprised!!

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @AV-wz2pv
    @AV-wz2pv 4 года назад +45

    Me living in LA hearing these prices lol that’s pretty cheap for me.

    • @darshshah79
      @darshshah79 3 года назад +2

      @@carloandreaguilar5916 naa bro trust LA is expensive

    • @GuiHD160Gb
      @GuiHD160Gb 3 года назад

      same feeling living in Brazil

    • @carlosamigo1879
      @carlosamigo1879 3 года назад

      Same in miami, breakfast for 2 for 32$ thats a bargain

    • @dripzkrieg
      @dripzkrieg 3 года назад

      But dang, also salaries in LA are almost 30 % lower. In tromso regular worker in factory earns a solid 3500 $ [ about 30k NOK ] and if you have an ok job in higher fields, 4 to 5k $ is a standard salary. Seamen & Commercial train operators earn double that.

    • @mishmash7077
      @mishmash7077 3 года назад

      Right! I live in NYC. I was sweating trying to budget myself for a trip to Norway and the surrounding countries, because I've only heard time and again just how expensive it is, but after hearing the run down of prices from various RUclipsrs it seems pretty normal doable to me! Where do you live that breakfast for two isn't around 35? haha I need to live there I think. :P

  • @papabear1417
    @papabear1417 Месяц назад +2

    I know the video is 4 years old. It's cheap compared to the UK. You've had it easy in the US for decades. Welcome to the real world

  • @rainynight3L33
    @rainynight3L33 4 года назад +51

    Thank you so much! Honestly it isn't too shocking after travelling to Switzerland. After paying $8 USD for a hot chocolate, nothing can phase me 😂 I just need to save and spend wisely.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад +2

      Yes, I remember those prices. Just bring some food with you. That will save a few hundred dollars!

    • @rudrakailashking6574
      @rudrakailashking6574 4 года назад

      Damn beauty comes with price

  • @soulprovider915
    @soulprovider915 4 года назад +15

    After you have lived in New York City area for 15 years, these prices are a bargain!!! This hotel price isn't bad at all.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад +3

      True Ryan. I like to think as a tourist it’s worth the money because you get some interesting food and unique experiences but as a local it could be difficult.

    • @dripzkrieg
      @dripzkrieg 3 года назад +1

      @@carloandreaguilar5916 That is so ridiculosuly cheap compared to nordics. A small grocery shopping in ICA will cost you [ equal to one soda, small snack, orange juice, bread, spread & milk as example ] Will shoot you up to 15$ if youre lucky. A full grocery shopping for one person wont go under 40 $. Family shopping will rack up around 150 $ to 300 $ a week. Mcdonalds does usually sell a single burger for about 30 kr, which equals to about 2.5 $ i think [ rough estimate ].
      But if you live here and earn nordic salary, Things are pretty cheap and very affordable.

  • @richm5964
    @richm5964 4 года назад +9

    I was there in November 2019 and it is expensive. I paid roughly $77.00 for two hamburgers fries water and a dessert at a restaurant there. But hey, it’s a vacation and can’t wait to get back there. Great place!

    • @magnusmikkelsen539
      @magnusmikkelsen539 4 года назад

      Where the h$ll did you go?

    • @richm5964
      @richm5964 4 года назад

      @@magnusmikkelsen539 there was a restaurant right across the street from my hotel the clarion edge. There was a burner king there though. I just didn’t go there even though I like BK

    • @bjrnjensen7074
      @bjrnjensen7074 3 года назад +1

      @@richm5964 Burger King would have been a LOT cheaper option. Haven`t been to BK for ages, but last time (less than a year ago), I paid around 120 NOK for a meal, that is a "fairly" large burger (with bacon), fries + chocolate milk shake. 120 NOK would be around 13 USD with the current exchange rate..

  • @Talkofthetown321
    @Talkofthetown321 3 года назад +8

    I was expecting you to say sky high prices, but those you mentioned are pretty reasonable compare to London, New York, Sydney, Los Angeles, Dubai, Zurich , Tokyo etc. anyway, thanks for the info, Tromso will be on my travel list.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  3 года назад

      It all depends on what type of food you want and how basic or exquisite you want to go.

    • @anneneville6255
      @anneneville6255 2 года назад

      I mean you comparing big metropolitans to a small artic town 😃 it’s obviously people wouldn’t expect high prices so it’s Good to be prepared. It’s Norway so it’s not cheap

  • @tone2913
    @tone2913 4 года назад +4

    But please, you can save money on the water. Please don´t buy bottled water when the tap water is totally icy cold, clean and fresh. Norwegians buy water when we are on the run because it is fancy, but at home, everyone drinks the water straight out of the kitchen tap and it is just as good as the bottled water.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад +1

      Very true. We did the same. It’s delicious and safe water in the Scandinavian countries.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад +1

      I could see that being true. Water is very safe abs delicious in the Nordic countries, Iceland etc. It does taste great and no need to buy bottled water which is usually very expensive.
      I’ve also hear Coca Cola tastes different in Georgia 🇬🇪, for water reasons.

    • @penttiperusinsinoori3037
      @penttiperusinsinoori3037 4 года назад

      Tapwater in nordic coutries is worth of gold. Very common in Finland when living mid or northern part of country, water coming from spring. It is better than medicine and keeps you young.

  • @chihuahuaadventures
    @chihuahuaadventures 3 года назад +3

    What a good information. Thank you :)

  • @Errr717
    @Errr717 3 года назад +2

    December 2021 ... breakfast for two for $35 is a bargain nowadays in San Diego. Most breakfast plates now average $15-$16. Coffee is $2.50-$3.00 ... these are typical restaurant (meaning not the best) coffee. Then you add 8.5% for tax and %15-20 for tip and it's up there.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  3 года назад

      True. I’ve been living in Czech Republic for some time now and can do a nice “gourmet” breakfast for $20. My point in the video was to say- to me as a foreigner living in Central Europe- it’s a bit expensive.

  • @programmingcheatsheet
    @programmingcheatsheet Год назад +1

    Watching this in almost 2024 and these prices sound super reasonable. $35 dinner for 2? That's a steal! I just paid $50 for a dinner for 2 in Maryland yesterday and it was some of the most bland cafe food ever. Just to BE in Norway eating food feels much more worth it 😂

  • @alanpadilla4737
    @alanpadilla4737 3 года назад +7

    Me living in Venezuela where the salary per month is 1$:
    D:

  • @Errr717
    @Errr717 3 года назад +1

    My daughter and her husband and 2 of their girls just got there. She took a picture of a mountain with a building on top of it and it looks like the one right behind you. So I just told her someplace where you can see the whole area and costs $27.50 for the tram. It's in the middle of winter so I didn't even mention the 1,000 steps.

    • @rapunzelnorway
      @rapunzelnorway Год назад

      The building on the top of the mountain is where the mountain lift arrives («Fjellheisen»😊). Its a café there also.

  • @_jmeg_3436
    @_jmeg_3436 4 года назад +10

    I’m from the NYC area, for whatever it’s worth.
    Honestly, $35 for two people is not bad at all.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад +1

      Having been to NYC many times since I was a kid, I can say I agree with you. However, after spending a few days there, believe me when I say it’s really expensive.

    • @_jmeg_3436
      @_jmeg_3436 4 года назад

      Igor Travels The World That’s fair. Are prices of other things similar to NYC? Aside from just food. I’m actually thinking of going to Tromsø at some point.

  • @fernandateixeira9978
    @fernandateixeira9978 3 года назад +6

    Well living in Luxembourg, for me it sounds like normal prices ... let's see when I get there, I plan to travel there in 2022! 😀

    • @IntelligentEating
      @IntelligentEating Год назад

      yeah all seems fairly normal - i think for Americans stuff seems expensive as it's real food

  • @metaparcel
    @metaparcel 2 года назад

    In 2022 with Inflation the way it is those prices you mentioned to me sound reasonable.

  • @emilhtn4404
    @emilhtn4404 4 года назад +7

    Reading comments makes me just sad. Nearly everybody was there at least once except me

  • @jonatanszwec1801
    @jonatanszwec1801 4 года назад +12

    Im going for Christmas this year;) gór me its not very expensive...i live in London so its the same prices for me;)

    • @tabetabada5824
      @tabetabada5824 4 года назад +2

      For the tourists and students jobless its a pretty expensive but for the native its a normal prices u can spend one week easily if u coock by urself....i recommend for u a hostel "aurora borealis hostel" i spent there 4 nights with 150 euro or 200 euro u can cock by urself and i even went with him for a fjord tour and Aurora borealis tour with 100 euro if i still remember

    • @jonatanszwec1801
      @jonatanszwec1801 4 года назад

      tabet abada when Im going somewhere im staying only in hostels! I like to meet lot of new friends! I booked already different hostel for Christmas but i will check this one;)

    • @vivaldi06
      @vivaldi06 4 года назад

      Hi ! I went to Tromsø on February 2020 ! It was absolutely wonderful ! If you’re interested in, here’s the link to my video of the trip !
      ruclips.net/video/qsq8WVTQ2GA/видео.html ! Wish you a marvelous stay !

    • @LavenderInProvence
      @LavenderInProvence 4 года назад

      Bring me!! I live in London as well😂

  • @jiangni2236
    @jiangni2236 4 года назад +5

    great info! I was preparing for worse numbers but it's actually cheaper than NY and... ahem Switzerland

  • @BagznBirdz
    @BagznBirdz 2 года назад

    Basically normal prices in Finland and Norway's salaries are 50-100% higher than in Finland. Aaaand this is why I'm heade to Norway in a few years, hopefully.

  • @peterc.1618
    @peterc.1618 3 года назад +2

    Why would you buy water? All the videos I've seen about Norway say that the tap water is at least as good as bottled water, and that's been my experience as well.

  • @erikjohansson3483
    @erikjohansson3483 4 месяца назад

    Where did you eat breakfest? But 8-12 degrees ... it's summer ... -25 then it's cold...

  • @dee74raz
    @dee74raz 3 года назад

    Did you book the Northern Lights and the reindeer and other tours when you were in Tromso or did you book it before you came to Norway?

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  3 года назад

      I booked the reindeer tour in town from
      The tourist info point. The Northern Lights tour I pre booked online to make sure there was space. I booked the big bus tour and not the smaller van with less people.

    • @dee74raz
      @dee74raz 3 года назад

      @@IgorTravelsTheWorld I'm curious to know, which company did you book the Northern Lights with? And were they really good and did they also take photos of you with the Northern Lights?

  • @yaboijay110
    @yaboijay110 4 года назад +2

    That stick of reindeer meat is hella delicious. Worth every penny!

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад

      Absolutely agree! Reindeer meat is delicious, healthy and sustainable.

    • @penttiperusinsinoori3037
      @penttiperusinsinoori3037 4 года назад

      In Finland we making dry reindeer meat.. it's drying outside about month at earlyspring dry air. Temperature about -25 to -40° .. air is very dry. Meat salted before put out. That is delicious and f... Expensive to buy. About 300€/kg or more. Must try if ever visit in Finland.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад

      Reindeer meat is great. My wife has it also from Yakutia where she is from which is in Siberia. It’s also become rather expensive for locals to purchase but I love it and very healthy meat full of omega 3’s

    • @penttiperusinsinoori3037
      @penttiperusinsinoori3037 4 года назад

      Reindeer meat is full of vitamines. That's medicine for winterdarkness. Special in norway or boarder river tenojoki salmon is best of quality. That's second healthy and delicious thing what everybody must try.

  • @kelvinrangel3905
    @kelvinrangel3905 8 месяцев назад

    Perfect video

  • @alyfaye97
    @alyfaye97 3 года назад +1

    When you say dollars do you mean dollars or another currency? Because if it's dollars this is cheap!

  • @MrJason005
    @MrJason005 2 года назад

    The reason restaurants are so expensive is because they pay their workers a living wage, and that is a principle I fully can get behind. If you're coming over from America it will be quite the culture shock to see that not everything is a race to the bottom for the cheapest price that is physically possible.

  • @PeterSchneemann
    @PeterSchneemann 4 года назад +3

    Based on the examples you provided, only the food seems to be expensive.

  • @sudo_nym
    @sudo_nym 2 года назад

    I ate reindeer and whale whilst in Tromso.
    2 x 750 ml (1.6 pints) of Hansa beer = £20
    1 bowl of delicious fish soup = 156 NOK or £13
    1 fish lunch = 205 NOK or £18
    Food and drink is expensive, but it was always super delicious. Best food I've eaten in any country.

  • @ktamisp9011
    @ktamisp9011 2 года назад

    On moroco 2 peple cost 3€ for breakfast and 40. € nice hotel for 2

  • @Clone683
    @Clone683 3 года назад +1

    For the restaurant prices keep in mind tipping isnt really a thing.

    • @thomasvleminckx
      @thomasvleminckx 3 года назад

      It's not a thing anywhere in Europe yet prices are still comfortably waaay above non-Scandinavian European countries.

  • @Stavoren
    @Stavoren 3 года назад +1

    ok its a yr old but saying this is expensive and i live in a beach community in los angeles... id say its pretty cheap

  • @username42
    @username42 2 года назад +1

    imagine being a student in tromso then :D

  • @rock3times
    @rock3times 4 года назад

    Unless you live in New York City or Los Angeles, you will run into sticker shock in Norway...
    But if you have a bucket list to fill then go for it
    After all you only live once..

    • @vekteren3549
      @vekteren3549 3 года назад

      Yeah you only live once, that's why I'm going to be leaving Tromsø most likely

    • @rock3times
      @rock3times 3 года назад

      @@vekteren3549 good, time to Move on.. to broaden the horizon..

  • @MikheilHD
    @MikheilHD 4 года назад +1

    very informative video! love it

  • @juliarosinska1887
    @juliarosinska1887 4 года назад +1

    obviously it's normal that you have to pay cost like this if you're eating in restaurant, I'm sure that when you go to the market you're not gonna spend so much money, cause in restaurants prices are always higher than you want and it's happening everywhere, not only in Norway. Ofcourse Norwey is really really expensive country, but it doesn't change the fact, that eating in restaurant is more expensive than buying products in normal shop :)

    • @bjrnjensen7074
      @bjrnjensen7074 3 года назад

      Exactly! and that burger meal for 77 USD (!!!) could have been prepared at home (airbnb) for a fraction of the price- probably around 1/3. That is, if you have this opportunity, of course. But even if you don`t have this option, many supermarkets sell things like chicken, pork chops etc, that are freshly made and WARM.. One large chicken normally cost around 70 NOK. Add a box of potato salad, and it`ll be 100 NOK. That`s 11 USD- dinner for TWO, that you can consume in your hotel room.

  • @greyson6762
    @greyson6762 4 года назад

    Is it always day time at tromso or do you get night time?

    • @eirikhagen5512
      @eirikhagen5512 4 года назад

      In The summer it is only daylight and in The winter its dark from 3 to like 10. Pretty weird

    • @einezcrespo2107
      @einezcrespo2107 3 года назад

      @@eirikhagen5512 It was also like that in Whisler during winter. By 3pm we were in a pub drinking.

  • @carakotopazinni6023
    @carakotopazinni6023 4 года назад +2

    It’s in Norway, so yes it’s expensive ;)!!!

  • @rytiseidukonis3312
    @rytiseidukonis3312 2 года назад

    Welcome to Tromso. Where are you from? It seems like it's from the moon, because everything is free there 🤣

  • @Loris_FBI_007
    @Loris_FBI_007 4 года назад +2

    Is breakfast expensive for € 35 ? If you get Sandwich, Cocoa, Avocado and all of this was also good, it is normal to pay 35 € ! It is not true that Norway is expensive ! In Norway there is everything for everyone and therefore you will also find cheap places there ! Tip: if when you go on vacation you have to speak badly of the place that hosted you, stay at home which is better ! Thanks !

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад +3

      Who spoke badly? This is a price comparison. Do you get so upset at “how cheap is” videos? If you watched any of my other videos you’d see I very much enjoyed Norway, but myself and other viewers like these types of videos to know what to expect.

    • @bjrnjensen7074
      @bjrnjensen7074 3 года назад +2

      Norwegian here: he didn`t "speak badly"..he was just realistic. I used to think that Norway was expensive, but having read through some of the comments, I`m not so sure anymore. Anyway, Norway IS doable on a low budget as well, you just need to know how/where to find the cheaper alternatives. They are not nescessarily bad. Many ways to cut costs.

    • @Loris_FBI_007
      @Loris_FBI_007 3 года назад

      I was not angry. I only thought it appropriate to tell you that we must not generalize and not make people believe that Norway is expensive. Then you surely in other videos have also spoken well of Norway, but instead in this video you have said that Norway is all very expensive, which is actually not true. That's all. Good day !

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz 3 года назад

    I went on a cruise boat lots of those costs were abnigated by the boat. But it's absolutely where you want to be as climate emergency takes hold. I only made as far North as Copenhagen where I live but should have gone further North.

  • @nicojs1182
    @nicojs1182 4 года назад +7

    " 7 or 8 min walk might be a problem for some people"... Are you serious??? if someone cannot walk for 7 or 8 min that is not a problem, it is a catastrophe!!! Yet again, seeing the size of your average US citizen, I am not surprised, walking's never been very popular out there!

    • @denzel444
      @denzel444 3 года назад +8

      hahahaha to be honest i think he was talking about older people or people with disabilities

    • @madmikesch2453
      @madmikesch2453 2 года назад

      Up the hill, at -12°C and snow on the path

    • @sorrelkinton8047
      @sorrelkinton8047 2 года назад

      Have you never considered that many people are disabled or elderly?! Jfc.

    • @einsam_aber_frei
      @einsam_aber_frei Месяц назад

      It is difficult to walk in the snow. Try it yourself first.

  • @bloodlineoriginal8872
    @bloodlineoriginal8872 4 года назад

    Thanks. Good information. Good elocution.

  • @Besnia83
    @Besnia83 3 года назад

    Tromsø is much cheaper than Oslo or Bergen region (Fjords). For the same cost of that accomodation + breakfast, you can stay on a 3 star on a cool hotel in the city center with breakfast included. The private tour for the Northern Lights tour was also much cheaper

  • @namenl2205
    @namenl2205 3 года назад +1

    35$ is freaking cheap

    • @namenl2205
      @namenl2205 3 года назад

      A meal for 2 people ?? I live in Rotterdam The Netherlands, try even eating in Amsterdam for 2 ppl it will surprise you🤣

  • @chriswilliams6568
    @chriswilliams6568 3 года назад +1

    you are not allowed to take meat back into another country, maybe if it is dried, it sure about that.

  • @bubleenka
    @bubleenka 3 года назад

    Strange.i was in Tromso and northern lights bus tour cost us around 20 pounds. And we got cheap food as well...

    • @evelyngallardo2102
      @evelyngallardo2102 3 года назад

      Hi! Do you have an estimate in how much money is needed to eat in Tromso for a week? I guess it changes a bit if you go grocery shopping than if you only eat out

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  3 года назад +1

      I think you can always eat cheap. Bread, butter, yogurt and some pre packaged meat or something. It depends on you really.

    • @bubleenka
      @bubleenka 3 года назад

      @@IgorTravelsTheWorld yes exactly. we were traveling as a group of friends on a budget but we still enjoyed Tromso and eat plenty of good food. :)

  • @GeoPerspective
    @GeoPerspective Год назад

    Sounds cheap in 2023, I'm sure this needs an update

  • @jonathsnparrish4040
    @jonathsnparrish4040 3 месяца назад

    The NOR Krone has gone down in value. We're now getting 14 Krone to one pound. So maybe not as expensive as when you did your video

  • @sdds2298
    @sdds2298 3 года назад

    i can travel anywhere ..all states are cheaper than mine.. i live in switzerland …

  • @neilbloggs5008
    @neilbloggs5008 4 года назад +1

    London prices.... not to bad

  • @geirkarlsen7329
    @geirkarlsen7329 3 года назад

    yes.. But you are in the highest standard of living in the world. And people in Norway have salaries adjusted to the high cost of living :)

  • @vukknezevic4258
    @vukknezevic4258 3 года назад

    I can't figure if you're joking or not?

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  3 года назад

      Serious

    • @einezcrespo2107
      @einezcrespo2107 3 года назад

      He's serious. I went to the Vatican years ago. Went to a tabbacci stall to get my sodas for a €1. My brother got scandalous at the €3 price for a Coke at St Peters Square.

  • @maverickmenil8362
    @maverickmenil8362 4 года назад

    Ive been in tromso and its ok

  • @Robbie_robot
    @Robbie_robot 6 месяцев назад

    Yeah. Cheaper than USA.

  • @kazzicup
    @kazzicup 3 года назад +1

    Come to Florida. 10% cheaper than Tromso and it's warm. Beautiful beaches.

    • @melle3326
      @melle3326 3 года назад +4

      I don’t think that Florida will attract the same kind of people as Tromsø

    • @chriswilliams6568
      @chriswilliams6568 3 года назад +1

      no thanks, i found it tacky, no nice scenery, ugly billboards and architecture.

  • @Sain065
    @Sain065 2 года назад

    That’s not bad at all .. I thought it’s way more expensive than this

  • @maxuser1221
    @maxuser1221 2 года назад

    Hearing you I think US is cheap😅(live in Amsterdam)

  • @inakristine745
    @inakristine745 4 года назад

    I live there and is hella expensive.

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  4 года назад

      Sure is but it’s worth a visit anyways.

    • @DKRK279
      @DKRK279 4 года назад

      Do you know a dude named Saw Troll? I think his (real) first name is Nico.

  • @pumagutten
    @pumagutten 3 года назад +1

    The bus you talk about in the beginning of the video is not an airportbus. It's a regular bus. You have to walk a little bit longer than if you take the airportbus. The airportbus is more expensive.

  • @as-guardianangel9360
    @as-guardianangel9360 3 года назад

    Not bad at all...

  • @jessmullens5191
    @jessmullens5191 4 года назад +1

    Sounds like living in Sydney 😂

    • @byronixus9169
      @byronixus9169 3 года назад +1

      Sydney, but reverse! where everything Still wants to kill you, but colder

  • @maverickmenil8362
    @maverickmenil8362 4 года назад

    Hi

  • @hukohuko23
    @hukohuko23 4 года назад

    i live in oslo that's cheap for me lol

  • @EricGlassMusic
    @EricGlassMusic 3 года назад

    A magnet, elk meat and a reindeer stick.. why would anyone buy that stuff? Yes very useful information 🙄

    • @IgorTravelsTheWorld
      @IgorTravelsTheWorld  3 года назад +1

      Some of us have friends and family that we buy gifts for. I suppose if you don’t have any, then it’s not useful information.

  • @elandjjtravel
    @elandjjtravel 2 года назад

    Sounds cheap to me….

  • @philolson5110
    @philolson5110 3 года назад

    I just had breakfast at Perkins and it was $35. That is not expensive at all.

  • @Deiftwaser
    @Deiftwaser 4 года назад

    No dislikes wowo

  • @dxl8627
    @dxl8627 3 года назад

    Man this is cheap

  • @boejiden
    @boejiden 8 месяцев назад

    Stay away from tromso, thank you!

    • @Scalooosh1
      @Scalooosh1 5 месяцев назад

      Can I ask why?

    • @boejiden
      @boejiden 5 месяцев назад

      @Scalooosh1 Tourism is making everything unreasonably unafffordable. Especially housing

    • @Scalooosh1
      @Scalooosh1 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@boejiden Thanks for the input. I can see that; it's happening to the US with Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Large companies are buying out land to make resorts, hotels, etc. In turn, it raises costs for everyone who already lives there.