Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 16.7% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$0.92
FCFA557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA888
|
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$0.72
FCFA436
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.63
FCFA383
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA643
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA861
|
$0.46
FCFA276
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
?? | |
pay 16.9% more for housing
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
|
pay 55.3% less for childcare
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA608
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
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