Cost of living comparison
Praia is 23.5% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Praia instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
$4.41
CVE448.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,017
|
$5.15
CVE523.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA501
|
$1.40
CVE142.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA451
|
$0.95
CVE96.44
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
$1.23
CVE124.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$5.41
CVE549.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,426
|
$3.60
CVE365.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
$2.38
CVE241.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
$1.71
CVE174.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
$1.33
CVE135.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA545
|
$0.98
CVE99.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,250
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA523
|
$0.98
CVE99.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA470
|
$0.53
CVE54.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA409
|
$0.71
CVE72.33
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,405
|
$5.71
CVE580.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
$20.60
CVE2,093.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,914,410
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,691,030.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,255
|
$12.75
CVE1,295.68
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
$58.53
CVE5,946.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA850,256
|
$245.25
CVE24,916.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,230
|
$138.46
CVE14,067.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,945
|
$62.28
CVE6,327.18
|
|
pay 36.4% more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,046
|
$75.73
CVE7,694.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,088
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,641.20
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$2.26
CVE229.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,004
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA651
|
$4.41
CVE448.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,167
|
$27.79
CVE2,823.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,006
|
$5.89
CVE598.01
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,042
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,578
|
$29.43
CVE2,990.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,568
|
$78.48
CVE7,973.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,136
|
$117.72
CVE11,960.13
|
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