Oslo vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2847
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6052
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1639
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2560
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$819
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4285
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
718K
1.33M

The cost of living in Oslo is 165% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 342nd and 5151st ($2847 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Norway and Japan, respectively. Check Norway vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 37th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Saitama

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Oslo Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.22
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2696
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2094
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11326
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7606
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.3
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.57
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$34.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15673
$15321

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102