Cost of living comparison
Norway is 70.7% more expensive than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 32.3% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 88.6% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 25.2% less in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.0 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 76.6% more in Norway
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Norway are more expensive than in Japan. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Japan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥924
|
$18.52
NOK197.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥709
|
$12.17
NOK129.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥139
|
$2.88
NOK30.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥105
|
$2.70
NOK28.79
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥219
|
$3.03
NOK32.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥821
|
$5.10
NOK54.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥783
|
$7.41
NOK79.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥290
|
$3.71
NOK39.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥391
|
$5.92
NOK63.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥312
|
$1.32
NOK14.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥147
|
$0.98
NOK10.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥236
|
$1.29
NOK13.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥292
|
$1.82
NOK19.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥181
|
$0.96
NOK10.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥155
|
$1.05
NOK11.22
|
|
pay 32.3% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥606
|
$7.32
NOK78.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,297
|
$67.29
NOK717.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,163,164
|
$32,441.53
NOK345,706.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,648
|
$23.50
NOK250.40
|
|
pay 88.6% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,462
|
$52.97
NOK564.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥71,807
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,977.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥46,699
|
$803.77
NOK8,565.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,222
|
$148.13
NOK1,578.55
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥41,344
|
$272.16
NOK2,900.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,592,231
|
$6,113.04
NOK65,142.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥389
|
$8.83
NOK94.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥399
|
$4.64
NOK49.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥572
|
$13.25
NOK141.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,282
|
$43.21
NOK460.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,718
|
$13.55
NOK144.43
|
|
pay 76.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,818
|
$87.77
NOK935.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,848
|
$40.11
NOK427.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,760
|
$100.53
NOK1,071.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥11,719
|
$126.05
NOK1,343.25
|
|
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