Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 30.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Lima, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 96.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
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