Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 22.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 49.6% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
?? | |
pay 29.1% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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