Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.7 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Budapest instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,014
|
$11.29
HUF4,226.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,022
|
$8.47
HUF3,169.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA501
|
$1.65
HUF618.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA451
|
$1.26
HUF472.30
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.59
HUF594.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$4.84
HUF1,811.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,428
|
$4.13
HUF1,546.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
$2.52
HUF941.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,819
|
$2.59
HUF967.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
$0.73
HUF271.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA546
|
$0.85
HUF318.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,251
|
$0.90
HUF337.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA523
|
$1.41
HUF528.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA470
|
$0.57
HUF213.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA409
|
$0.62
HUF233.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,406
|
$6.74
HUF2,523.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,135
|
$26.82
HUF10,038.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,918,697
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,622,956.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,256
|
$13.04
HUF4,881.64
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,135
|
$17.90
HUF6,698.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA850,784
|
$643.77
HUF240,950.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,298
|
$500.61
HUF187,367.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,017
|
$123.00
HUF46,037.30
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,060
|
$438.86
HUF164,258.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,710
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,001,387.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$2.82
HUF1,056.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,005
|
$2.36
HUF882.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA652
|
$6.21
HUF2,324.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,217
|
$51.95
HUF19,444.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,008
|
$7.76
HUF2,905.74
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,054
|
$80.02
HUF29,948.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,602
|
$34.09
HUF12,760.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,588
|
$92.91
HUF34,772.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,176
|
$100.47
HUF37,603.70
|
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