Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.3 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 76.1% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
|
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