Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 14.2% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
N'djamena
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Honiara
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N'djamena
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
N'djamena
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 26.3% less for housing
Honiara
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N'djamena
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Honiara
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
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N'djamena
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Honiara
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N'djamena
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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