Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 71.6% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
?? | |
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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