Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 4.8 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$19.06
NOK209.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.43
NOK125.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.80
NOK30.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.55
NOK28.15
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$3.33
NOK36.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.65
NOK62.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.54
NOK83.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.77
NOK41.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.90
NOK64.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.24
NOK13.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.90
NOK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.16
NOK12.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.62
NOK17.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.84
NOK9.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.99
NOK10.94
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$7.99
NOK88.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$77.56
NOK854.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$33,348.90
NOK367,424.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$20.96
NOK230.95
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$39.84
NOK438.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,425.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,504.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$157.33
NOK1,733.44
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$311.45
NOK3,431.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,586.53
NOK83,585.38
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$9.53
NOK104.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.24
NOK46.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$14.29
NOK157.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$41.81
NOK460.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$15.25
NOK167.97
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$78.58
NOK865.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.31
NOK400.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.89
NOK1,078.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$103.77
NOK1,143.26
|
|
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