Cost of living comparison
Norway is 30.4% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Norway instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,991
|
$18.51
NOK195.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,487
|
$11.71
NOK123.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,248
|
$2.99
NOK31.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA998
|
$2.51
NOK26.58
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,747
|
$2.95
NOK31.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,872
|
$5.22
NOK55.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,392
|
$7.39
NOK78.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,196
|
$3.72
NOK39.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,490
|
$5.79
NOK61.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA453
|
$1.31
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA453
|
$0.96
NOK10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,811
|
$1.24
NOK13.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,358
|
$1.77
NOK18.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,132
|
$0.93
NOK9.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,585
|
$1.01
NOK10.71
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,668
|
$7.55
NOK79.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$74.48
NOK788.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,686.16
NOK356,495.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.49
NOK227.44
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.62
NOK535.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,207,766
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,119.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,457,742
|
$796.76
NOK8,432.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$132.58
NOK1,403.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$293.64
NOK3,107.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,459.17
NOK78,939.31
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,747
|
$9.25
NOK97.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,497
|
$4.58
NOK48.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,496
|
$13.52
NOK143.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.22
NOK457.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.15
NOK139.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.76
NOK875.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.00
NOK433.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.09
NOK974.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.04
NOK1,302.09
|
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