Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.1 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
|
pay 93.0% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
|
pay 98.4% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
|
pay 42.4% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
|
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