Oslo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2197
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4695
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1901
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3568
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
74
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
709K
1.87M

The cost of living in Oslo is 141% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1293rd and 5887th ($2197 vs $913) 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 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Oslo Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.39
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1253
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6042
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8301
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741