Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 76.2% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 93.3% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 94.9% more for housing
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
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