Cost of living comparison
Japan is 27.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Japan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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