Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 76.2% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Russia, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
?? | |
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
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