Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 68.8% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Ankara instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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