Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.3 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Norway instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA469
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA486
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA985
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA283
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA353
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA435
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA550
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 71.4% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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