Cost of living comparison

Oslo, Norway

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 33.0% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 44.6% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in N'djamena

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Oslo, you would:

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Oslo	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 NOK234.69	$8.17 FCFA4,890	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.31 NOK132.50	$4.29 FCFA2,566	-65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 NOK39.08	$0.90 FCFA540	-75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 NOK30.29	$0.68 FCFA405	-76.0%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Oslo	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 NOK35.02	$0.33 FCFA196	-90.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 NOK68.87	$1.63 FCFA978	-74.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 NOK84.69	$11.03 FCFA6,602	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 NOK48.41	$2.16 FCFA1,296	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.79 NOK73.12	$2.96 FCFA1,774	-56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 NOK15.55	$2.22 FCFA1,331	+53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.15	$0.78 FCFA467	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 NOK15.39	$1.73 FCFA1,035	+20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19 NOK23.58	$1.06 FCFA636	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NOK11.63	$0.69 FCFA414	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.19	$0.69 FCFA414	-33.5%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Oslo	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 NOK83.38	$3.92 FCFA2,347	-49.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.47 NOK877.14	$81.69 FCFA48,896	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,328.41 NOK391,144.40	$11,273.85 FCFA6,747,614	-69.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.53 NOK221.00	$3.68 FCFA2,200	-82.1%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Oslo	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.77 NOK568.22	$190.62 FCFA114,090	+261.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,432.43 NOK15,422.82	$1,386.33 FCFA829,746	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,135.26 NOK12,223.26	$179.73 FCFA107,571	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.32 NOK1,930.73	$187.42 FCFA112,173	+4.5%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Oslo	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.78 NOK2,775.50	$35.95 FCFA21,514	-86.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,036.90 NOK86,532.55	$1,633.89 FCFA977,915	-79.7%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.99 NOK107.56	$1.23 FCFA733	-87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.35 NOK46.83	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.53 NOK156.46	$0.94 FCFA562	-93.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.05 NOK495.80	$130.71 FCFA78,233	+183.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.21 NOK163.79	$4.90 FCFA2,934	-67.8%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Oslo	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.96 NOK1,054.77	$32.68 FCFA19,558	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.61 NOK534.19	$61.27 FCFA36,672	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.16 NOK1,207.58	$53.10 FCFA31,782	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.33 NOK1,435.50	$106.20 FCFA63,564	-20.3%
Average			-29.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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