Kaohsiung vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
81
79
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
2.73M
709K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6046th and 1029th ($932 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Norway, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 389th and 34th 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
$3.76
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7583

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161