Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 43.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
|
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