Oslo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
709K
2.6M

The cost of living in Oslo is 102% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1029th and 4715th ($2343 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Taipei

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Oslo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605