Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 94.1% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$13.21
FCFA7,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.83
FCFA499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$0.74
FCFA449
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$7.29
FCFA4,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$1.98
FCFA1,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.90
FCFA543
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.77
FCFA468
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.67
FCFA407
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$3.96
FCFA2,394
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$82.55
FCFA49,877
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,883,078
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$3.71
FCFA2,244
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$82.55
FCFA49,877
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$1,400.85
FCFA846,404
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$181.61
FCFA109,730
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.38
FCFA114,425
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$36.32
FCFA21,946
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$1,651.00
FCFA997,548
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$1.07
FCFA648
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$132.08
FCFA79,804
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.95
FCFA2,993
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Maseru
|
N'djamena
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$33.02
FCFA19,951
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$61.91
FCFA37,408
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$107.32
FCFA64,841
|
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