Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 3.9 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
$19.00
₪71.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,017
|
$13.57
₪51.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA501
|
$2.42
₪9.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA451
|
$1.87
₪7.02
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
$2.46
₪9.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$6.58
₪24.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,426
|
$6.91
₪26.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
$3.76
₪14.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
$4.71
₪17.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
$1.35
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA545
|
$0.90
₪3.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,250
|
$0.75
₪2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA523
|
$0.86
₪3.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA470
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA409
|
$0.54
₪2.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,405
|
$7.37
₪27.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
$61.07
₪229.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,914,410
|
$36,639.14
₪137,869.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,255
|
$10.20
₪38.40
|
|
pay 96.5% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
$24.22
₪91.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA850,256
|
$1,522.86
₪5,730.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,230
|
$1,068.33
₪4,020.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,945
|
$113.43
₪426.84
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,046
|
$754.83
₪2,840.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,088
|
$9,851.86
₪37,071.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$7.60
₪28.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,004
|
$3.74
₪14.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA651
|
$9.36
₪35.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,167
|
$82.87
₪311.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,006
|
$12.21
₪45.96
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,042
|
$91.11
₪342.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,578
|
$63.33
₪238.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,568
|
$114.38
₪430.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,136
|
$114.38
₪430.38
|
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