Oslo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$2054
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$665
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$893
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
709K
8.78M

The cost of living in Oslo is 256% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1171st and 7256th ($2292 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Norway and China, respectively. Check Norway vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 37th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Quanzhou

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Oslo Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.97
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1322
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1024
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8757
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$94
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$250
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8593
$20567

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Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1872
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1945
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$1930
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1838
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1627
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1707
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1631
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1747
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1714
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1864
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1575
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1764
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1733
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1251
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1722
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1468
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1279
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1334
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1235
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1623
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1167
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1367
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1473
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1178
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1326
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1623
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1171
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1498
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1599
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1367
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1648
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1709
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2049
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2006

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936