Oslo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6013
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1622
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2504
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$818
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4320
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
718K
2.87M

The cost of living in Oslo is 201% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 381st and 5994th ($2839 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 27th and 351st 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
$23.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$113
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.12
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1731
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2725
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.15%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11707
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7107
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.41
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.5
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15566
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684