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
DJF1,634
|
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
|
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