Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 14.5% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
$1.26
FCFA765
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
?? | |
pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
?? | |
pay 83.6% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
?? |
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
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