Oslo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2847
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6052
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1639
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2560
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$819
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4285
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
718K
1.85M

The cost of living in Oslo is 213% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 342nd and 6264th ($2847 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 2963rd 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
$23.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.22
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2696
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2094
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11326
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7606
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.3
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.57
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$34.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15673
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2208
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2327
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2224
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2295
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1876
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2079
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1957
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2130
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2073
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2123
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1890
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2114
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1959
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1986
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1481
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2164
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1562
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1588
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1469
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1965
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1405
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1594
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1691
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1656
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1397
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1673
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1864
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1311
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1738
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1370
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1612
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1884
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2117
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2584
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2409

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697