Niigata vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$6052
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1639
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$2560
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$819
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$4285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
54
81
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
791K
718K

The cost of living in Niigata is 64% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5487th and 342nd ($1024 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 1st in Japan and Norway, respectively. Check Japan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 2415th and 37th 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
$5.4
$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$15673

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2208
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2327
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2224
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2295
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1876
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2079
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1957
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2130
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2073
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2123
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1890
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2114
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1959
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1986
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1481
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2164
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1562
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1588
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1469
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1965
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1405
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1594
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1691
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1656
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1397
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1673
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1864
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1311
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1738
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1370
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1612
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1884
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2117
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2584
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2409