Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 10.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Athens, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.67
FCFA412
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
?? | |
pay 40.7% more for housing
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
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