Oslo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
709K
3.03M

The cost of living in Oslo is 152% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1029th and 6052nd ($2343 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Norway and Taiwan, respectively. Check Norway vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Taichung

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Oslo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$13638

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Cities near Oslo

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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716