Oslo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
709K
2.33M

The cost of living in Oslo is 170% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1029th and 6227th ($2343 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Oslo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691