Kaohsiung vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
80
81
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
718K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 66% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5770th and 381st ($971 vs $2839) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 281st and 27th 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
$4.32
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$15566

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336