Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Norway instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Chad
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
|
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