Cost of living comparison

 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
compared to
Oslo vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 97.3% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants
pay 63.5% more in Oslo
Groceries
pay 52.7% more in Oslo
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Oslo
Housing
pay 78.7% more in Oslo
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Oslo
Clothing
pay 51.9% more in Oslo

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Oslo are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

Oslo vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Brazzaville, you would:

pay 63.5% more for restaurants

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.38
FCFA9,046
$21.80
NOK248.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.87
FCFA4,951
$12.31
NOK140.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
FCFA1,448
$3.63
NOK41.31

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Bread
1 loaf
$4.62
FCFA2,906
$3.25
NOK37.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
FCFA2,126
$6.40
NOK72.81
Milk (1 gallon) $8.12
FCFA5,107
$7.87
NOK89.52

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,701
$7.74
NOK88.14
Monthly public transit pass $23.44
FCFA14,745
$81.47
NOK927.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,343.54
FCFA18,458,094
$36,328.41
NOK413,496.19

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pay 78.7% more for housing

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.25
FCFA25,945
$52.77
NOK600.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $589.16
FCFA370,599
$1,432.43
NOK16,304.15
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.53
FCFA226,785
$1,135.26
NOK12,921.76

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $49.10
FCFA30,886
$257.78
NOK2,934.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,800.00
FCFA5,535,502
$8,036.90
NOK91,477.42

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
FCFA3,052
$9.99
NOK113.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.14
FCFA2,603
$4.35
NOK49.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
FCFA2,044
$14.53
NOK165.40

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

 
Brazzaville
Oslo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
FCFA36,169
$97.96
NOK1,115.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
FCFA37,742
$49.61
NOK564.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.00
FCFA62,903
$112.16
NOK1,276.59

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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