Niigata vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3751
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
52
79
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
791K
709K

The cost of living in Niigata is 53% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1029th ($1108 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in Japan and Norway, respectively. Check Japan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 3769th and 34th 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
$5.41
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$7583

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161