Oslo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6013
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1622
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2504
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$818
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4320
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
718K
1.85M

The cost of living in Oslo is 203% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 381st and 6014th ($2839 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 27th and 2806th 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
$23.1
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$113
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.12
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1731
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2725
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.15%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11707
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7107
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.41
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.5
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.4
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15566
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686