Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 18.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
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