Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.4 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Norway instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
|
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