Oslo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
709K
1.87M

The cost of living in Oslo is 179% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1029th and 6292nd ($2343 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Tainan

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Oslo Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719