Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 39.5% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
$8.17
FCFA5,070
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
$4.29
FCFA2,660
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
$0.90
FCFA560
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
$0.68
FCFA420
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
$11.03
FCFA6,845
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
$2.96
FCFA1,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
$2.22
FCFA1,380
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
$1.73
FCFA1,073
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
$1.06
FCFA659
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
$0.69
FCFA429
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
$0.69
FCFA429
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
$3.92
FCFA2,433
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
$81.69
FCFA50,696
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,996,040
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
$3.68
FCFA2,281
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
$190.62
FCFA118,291
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
$1,386.33
FCFA860,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
$179.73
FCFA111,531
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
$187.42
FCFA116,302
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
$35.95
FCFA22,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,013,919
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
$1.23
FCFA760
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
$0.94
FCFA583
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
$130.71
FCFA81,114
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
$4.90
FCFA3,042
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
$32.68
FCFA20,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
$61.27
FCFA38,022
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
$53.10
FCFA32,952
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
|
$106.20
FCFA65,905
|
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