Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.4 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 63.7% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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