Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 52.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
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