Cost of living comparison
Lima is 94.9% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Lima instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,014
|
$4.03
PEN15.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,022
|
$6.18
PEN23.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA501
|
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA451
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$2.33
PEN8.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$3.60
PEN13.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,428
|
$4.93
PEN18.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
$2.67
PEN10.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,819
|
$2.37
PEN8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA546
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,251
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA523
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA470
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA409
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,406
|
$5.61
PEN21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,135
|
$20.86
PEN78.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,918,697
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,894.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,256
|
$20.42
PEN76.85
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,135
|
$29.05
PEN109.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA850,784
|
$557.54
PEN2,097.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,298
|
$362.83
PEN1,365.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,017
|
$47.53
PEN178.84
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,060
|
$250.81
PEN943.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,710
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,818.63
|
|
pay 82.7% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$2.15
PEN8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,005
|
$2.66
PEN10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA652
|
$5.37
PEN20.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,217
|
$30.70
PEN115.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,008
|
$6.72
PEN25.28
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,054
|
$43.97
PEN165.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,602
|
$31.91
PEN120.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,588
|
$81.88
PEN308.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,176
|
$91.53
PEN344.43
|
|
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