Niigata vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$2054
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$665
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$3699
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
52
79
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
791K
709K

The cost of living in Niigata is 54% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5101st and 1171st ($1059 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 1st in Japan and Norway, respectively. Check Japan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 3754th 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
$5.24
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$9.97
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$62
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$94
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$8593

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1872
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1945
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$1930
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1838
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1627
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1707
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1631
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1747
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1714
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1864
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1575
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1764
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1733
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1251
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1722
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1468
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1279
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1334
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1235
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1623
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1167
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1367
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1473
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1178
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1326
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1623
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1171
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1498
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1599
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1367
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1648
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1709
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2049
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2006