Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 25.2% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Abuja instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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