Norway vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5152
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$772
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$86785
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
8.69
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
68
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
5.57M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Norway ($2371) is 131% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Norway ranked 14th vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Norway compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 7th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Norway and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Norway Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.17
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1293
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1706
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7890
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5324
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.3
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$42.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11440
$18492

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Taiwan

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In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K