Cost of living comparison
Russia is 60.0% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Russia instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 96.7% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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