Cost of living comparison
Japan is 23.1% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.0% less in Japan
- Groceries
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pay 1.8% less in Japan
- Transportation
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pay 20.1% less in Japan
- Housing
-
pay 44.0% less in Japan
- Childcare
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pay 43.7% more in Japan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.5% less in Japan
- Clothing
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pay 42.1% less in Japan
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Japan.
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
NOK192.83
|
$6.44
¥933
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$4.94
¥716
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$0.97
¥141
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$0.73
¥106
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$1.52
¥221
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$5.72
¥829
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$5.46
¥791
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$2.02
¥292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$2.73
¥395
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$2.17
¥315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$1.02
¥148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$1.64
¥238
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$2.04
¥295
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$1.26
¥183
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$1.08
¥157
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
$4.22
¥612
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
$57.82
¥8,377
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
$22,042.19
¥3,193,913
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
$25.42
¥3,684
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
$31.09
¥4,505
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$500.38
¥72,505
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$325.42
¥47,153
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
$113.04
¥16,379
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$288.10
¥41,746
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$11,095.30
¥1,607,710
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$2.71
¥392
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$2.78
¥402
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$3.98
¥577
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
$57.72
¥8,363
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
$11.97
¥1,735
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
$40.54
¥5,875
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
$26.82
¥3,886
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
$54.08
¥7,836
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
$81.66
¥11,833
|
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