Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 52.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$13.21
FCFA7,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$0.83
FCFA499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$0.74
FCFA449
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$7.29
FCFA4,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$1.98
FCFA1,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$0.90
FCFA543
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.77
FCFA468
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$0.67
FCFA407
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$3.96
FCFA2,394
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$82.55
FCFA49,877
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,883,078
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$3.71
FCFA2,244
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$82.55
FCFA49,877
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$1,400.85
FCFA846,404
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$181.61
FCFA109,730
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$189.38
FCFA114,425
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$36.32
FCFA21,946
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$1,651.00
FCFA997,548
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$1.07
FCFA648
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$132.08
FCFA79,804
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$4.95
FCFA2,993
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$33.02
FCFA19,951
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$61.91
FCFA37,408
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$107.32
FCFA64,841
|
|
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