Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 98.6% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Beirut instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,991
|
$8.00
LBP715,562
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,986
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA499
|
$1.51
LBP135,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA449
|
$0.98
LBP87,458
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
$0.78
LBP70,003
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA998
|
$5.14
LBP459,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,409
|
$6.42
LBP574,296
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
$2.17
LBP193,707
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,811
|
$3.32
LBP296,546
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,358
|
$0.61
LBP54,265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA543
|
$0.57
LBP50,998
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$0.37
LBP33,447
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA521
|
$0.44
LBP39,417
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA468
|
$0.33
LBP29,347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.40
LBP36,007
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,396
|
$3.53
LBP316,015
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,914
|
$65.22
LBP5,833,389
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,888,154
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,132,422
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,246
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,512
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,914
|
$50.62
LBP4,528,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA847,028
|
$771.88
LBP69,040,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,811
|
$369.23
LBP33,025,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,509
|
$189.49
LBP16,948,568
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,962
|
$325.00
LBP29,069,721
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA998,283
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,197,982
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA749
|
$3.00
LBP268,336
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,997
|
$2.48
LBP222,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA649
|
$2.29
LBP204,830
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,863
|
$60.83
LBP5,441,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,995
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,966
|
$83.69
LBP7,485,453
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,436
|
$54.29
LBP4,855,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,444
|
$107.86
LBP9,647,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,888
|
$117.86
LBP10,541,767
|
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