Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 25.6% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
|
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