Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Norway

Oslo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.6 times more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 65.5% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 96.2% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Oslo

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

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Oslo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Conakry	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$20.88 NOK196.87	+351.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$15.66 NOK147.65	+69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$4.29 NOK40.48	+147.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$3.35 NOK31.56
Average			+188.1%

Conakry vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

	Conakry	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$4.16 NOK39.22	+180.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$7.40 NOK69.77	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$9.52 NOK89.71	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$5.92 NOK55.83	+36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$7.01 NOK66.11	+243.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.50 NOK14.16	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.20 NOK11.27	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.57 NOK14.82	+93.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$2.66 NOK25.12	+168.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.22 NOK11.51	+94.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.29 NOK12.20	+105.8%
Average			+65.5%

Conakry vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.2% more for transportation

	Conakry	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$9.05 NOK85.31	+72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$81.23 NOK765.82	+185.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$26.52 NOK250.02	+199.1%
Average			+96.2%

Conakry vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Conakry	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$55.32 NOK521.50	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+297.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+392.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+140.2%
Average			+252.7%

Conakry vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$235.44 NOK2,219.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+143.6%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$11.69 NOK110.25	+236.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.92 NOK55.85	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$18.79 NOK177.18	+1516.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$58.98 NOK556.03	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$19.84 NOK187.02	+389.6%
Average			+137.2%

Conakry vs. Oslo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$100.13 NOK943.98	+400.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$59.75 NOK563.26	+139.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	+342.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+212.2%
Average			+258.4%

Conakry vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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