Oslo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2847
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6052
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1639
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2560
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$819
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4285
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
718K
1.06M

The cost of living in Oslo is 182% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 342nd and 5585th ($2847 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 37th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Sendai

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Oslo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.22
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2696
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2094
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11326
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7606
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.3
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.57
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$34.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15673
$5002

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022