Cost of living comparison
Japan is 23.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Japan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$6.44
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$4.94
¥773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$0.97
¥152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.73
¥115
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$5.72
¥895
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$5.46
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$2.02
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.73
¥427
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$2.17
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$1.02
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.64
¥257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$2.04
¥319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$1.08
¥169
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.22
¥661
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$57.82
¥9,045
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$25.42
¥3,977
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$500.38
¥78,281
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$325.42
¥50,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$288.10
¥45,072
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$2.71
¥424
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$2.78
¥435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$3.98
¥623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$57.72
¥9,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$11.97
¥1,873
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$81.66
¥12,776
|
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