Niigata vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$4320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
54
81
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
791K
718K

The cost of living in Niigata is 64% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5436th and 381st ($1018 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1st in Japan and Norway, respectively. Check Japan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 2749th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Oslo

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Niigata Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$15566

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336