Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 20.1% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
?? | |
pay 26.7% more for housing
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
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