Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 88.8% more expensive than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in Oslo
- Groceries
-
pay 13.6% more in Oslo
- Transportation
-
pay 91.8% more in Oslo
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
- Childcare
-
pay 56.9% less in Oslo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
- Clothing
-
pay 48.6% more in Oslo
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Oslo are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oslo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$186.85
|
$21.80
NOK226.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$151.35
|
$12.31
NOK127.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$30.35
|
$3.63
NOK37.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$20.53
|
$2.81
NOK29.21
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$56.16
|
$3.25
NOK33.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$253.07
|
$6.40
NOK66.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$325.46
|
$7.87
NOK81.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$82.12
|
$4.50
NOK46.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$131.94
|
$6.79
NOK70.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$62.32
|
$1.44
NOK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$30.61
|
$1.04
NOK10.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$37.68
|
$1.43
NOK14.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$46.99
|
$2.19
NOK22.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$39.26
|
$1.08
NOK11.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$33.54
|
$1.04
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$111.34
|
$7.74
NOK80.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,121.08
|
$81.47
NOK846.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,050,076.72
|
$36,328.41
NOK377,259.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$266.26
|
$20.53
NOK213.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$726.38
|
$52.77
NOK548.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$19,065.71
|
$1,432.43
NOK14,875.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$14,061.80
|
$1,135.26
NOK11,789.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,922.45
|
$179.32
NOK1,862.19
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$18,435.51
|
$257.78
NOK2,676.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$552,234.89
|
$8,036.90
NOK83,460.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$79.41
|
$9.99
NOK103.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$92.09
|
$4.35
NOK45.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$112.11
|
$14.53
NOK150.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,157.82
|
$46.05
NOK478.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$298.95
|
$15.21
NOK157.98
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,692.83
|
$97.96
NOK1,017.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$941.38
|
$49.61
NOK515.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,576.32
|
$112.16
NOK1,164.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,125.43
|
$133.33
NOK1,384.54
|
|
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