Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 60.1% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 41.1% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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