Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Oslo instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
|
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