Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 88.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
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