Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Spain instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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