Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 26.8% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
?? | |
pay 99.3% more for housing
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
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