Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.4 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$21.80
NOK241.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$12.31
NOK136.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$3.63
NOK40.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$2.81
NOK31.15
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$3.25
NOK36.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$6.40
NOK70.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$7.87
NOK87.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$4.50
NOK49.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$6.79
NOK75.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$1.44
NOK15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$1.04
NOK11.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$1.43
NOK15.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$2.19
NOK24.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.08
NOK11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.04
NOK11.51
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$7.74
NOK85.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
$81.47
NOK902.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
$20.53
NOK227.27
|
|
pay 94.8% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$52.77
NOK584.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,860.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,570.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$179.32
NOK1,985.55
|
|
pay 25.8% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.78
NOK2,854.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$8,036.90
NOK88,989.43
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$9.99
NOK110.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$4.35
NOK48.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$14.53
NOK160.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$46.05
NOK509.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$15.21
NOK168.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
$97.96
NOK1,084.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
$49.61
NOK549.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
$112.16
NOK1,241.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
$133.33
NOK1,476.26
|
|
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