Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 59.6% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Baku, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
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