Cost of living comparison
Norway is 47.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Norway instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Norway
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
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