Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 20.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,009
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL742
|
$13.21
FCFA8,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL151
|
$0.83
FCFA505
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL79
|
$0.74
FCFA455
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL570
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL708
|
$7.29
FCFA4,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL335
|
$1.98
FCFA1,213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL339
|
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.90
FCFA550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.86
FCFA527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.77
FCFA474
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL53
|
$0.67
FCFA413
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL729
|
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,615
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,371,604
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,972,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,725
|
$3.71
FCFA2,274
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,631
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,313
|
$1,400.85
FCFA857,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,706
|
$181.61
FCFA111,153
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,311
|
$189.38
FCFA115,909
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL22,071
|
$36.32
FCFA22,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL455,436
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,485
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL252
|
$1.24
FCFA758
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL170
|
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL353
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,206
|
$132.08
FCFA80,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL807
|
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Tirana
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,035
|
$33.02
FCFA20,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,564
|
$61.91
FCFA37,893
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,951
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,807
|
$107.32
FCFA65,682
|
|
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