Kaohsiung vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
81
79
😀 Quality of life
84
95
🏙️ Population
2.73M
709K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5786th and 1293rd ($932 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Norway, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 320th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Oslo

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Kaohsiung Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$8301

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991