Oslo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2721
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5890
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1569
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2558
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$793
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3963
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
709K
3.03M

The cost of living in Oslo is 170% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 530th and 5518th ($2721 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Norway and Taiwan, respectively. Check Norway vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 55th and 541st 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
$24.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1592
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1273
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10233
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7897
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.32
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.62
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16133
$19915

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Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2058
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2155
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2180
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2131
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1741
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1949
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1819
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1978
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1976
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1997
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1761
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1971
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1882
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1830
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1397
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2041
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1621
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1460
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1543
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1405
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1830
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1353
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1516
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1586
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1551
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1312
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1497
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1823
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1325
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1684
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1289
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1503
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1801
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2004
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2341
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2242

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650