Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Oslo instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$21.80
NOK219.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.31
NOK124.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.63
NOK36.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.81
NOK28.37
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.25
NOK32.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.40
NOK64.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.87
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.50
NOK45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.79
NOK68.50
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NOK14.57
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
NOK10.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
NOK14.42
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
NOK22.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
NOK10.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
NOK10.49
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.74
NOK78.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK821.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,328.41
NOK366,422.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.53
NOK207.03
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.77
NOK532.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,432.43
NOK14,448.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,135.26
NOK11,450.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$179.32
NOK1,808.70
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.78
NOK2,600.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,036.90
NOK81,063.44
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$9.99
NOK100.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.35
NOK43.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.53
NOK146.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.05
NOK464.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK153.44
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Oslo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.96
NOK988.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.61
NOK500.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.16
NOK1,131.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.33
NOK1,344.77
|
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