Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 6.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
|
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