Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 79.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
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