Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.1 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 86.3% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay 84.4% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay 63.1% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
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