Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 12.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
$6.51
¥1,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
$5.21
¥804
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
$1.63
¥252
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
$7.01
¥1,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
$5.89
¥909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
$2.09
¥322
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
$2.38
¥367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
$2.65
¥409
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
$2.42
¥373
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
$1.29
¥199
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
$4.42
¥682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
$58.62
¥9,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
$27.88
¥4,302
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
$582.98
¥89,974
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
|
pay 93.7% more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
$533.29
¥82,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
$3.26
¥503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
$3.40
¥525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
$3.91
¥603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
$67.16
¥10,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
$12.38
¥1,910
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
$82.89
¥12,793
|
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