Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 4.2 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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