Oslo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2197
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4695
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1901
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3568
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
709K
2.29M

The cost of living in Oslo is 155% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1293rd and 6163rd ($2197 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Taoyuan

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Oslo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1253
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6042
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8301
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716