Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Norway

Drammen vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Drammen is 2.4 times more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Drammen
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Drammen
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Drammen
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Drammen
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Drammen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Drammen
Clothing: pay 50.4% more in Drammen

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Drammen are more expensive than in Tainan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Drammen.

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Drammen vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Drammen instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Drammen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$20.83 NOK199.06	+453.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$10.91 NOK104.27	+131.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$3.97 NOK37.92	+332.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.95 NOK18.63	+198.7%
Average			+274.1%

Tainan vs. Drammen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Tainan	Drammen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$4.16 NOK39.76	+135.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$6.79 NOK64.86	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.52 NOK90.93	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.70 NOK44.90	+72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$7.01 NOK67.02	+57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.50 NOK14.35	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$1.20 NOK11.42	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.57 NOK15.03	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$2.66 NOK25.46	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$1.22 NOK11.67	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.29 NOK12.37	+24.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Tainan	Drammen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$8.48 NOK81.03	+115.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$92.92 NOK888.03	+175.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$44,890.72 NOK429K	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$26.52 NOK253.44	+199.1%
Average			+105.4%

Tainan vs. Drammen - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Tainan	Drammen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$52.20 NOK498.89	+143.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$1,322.52 NOK12,638.63	+343.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$991.89 NOK9,478.97	+405.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$199.61 NOK1,907.53	+201.2%
Average			+328.0%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Tainan	Drammen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$235.44 NOK2,250.01	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$15,500.12 NOK148K	+182.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Drammen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$11.38 NOK108.76	+302.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$5.05 NOK48.23	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$16.65 NOK159.15	+324.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$79.61 NOK760.81	+77.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$17.75 NOK169.62	+82.4%
Average			+123.6%

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

	Tainan	Drammen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$100.13 NOK956.88	+58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$59.75 NOK570.96	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$128.77 NOK1,230.60	+51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$149.65 NOK1,430.16	+42.4%
Average			+50.4%

Tainan vs. Drammen - Cost of clothing

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