Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 16.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
?? | |
pay 46.7% more for housing
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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