Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 33.2% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.83
FCFA502
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.74
FCFA452
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.67
FCFA410
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
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