Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Ankara instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,070
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,660
|
$7.27
TRY252.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA560
|
$1.27
TRY44.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.50
TRY17.52
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$0.83
TRY28.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$4.61
TRY160.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,845
|
$3.90
TRY135.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$1.68
TRY58.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,840
|
$2.70
TRY93.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,380
|
$0.49
TRY16.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$0.88
TRY30.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,073
|
$0.45
TRY15.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA659
|
$0.54
TRY18.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA429
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA429
|
$0.23
TRY7.98
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,433
|
$4.81
TRY167.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,696
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA6,996,040
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,557,926.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,281
|
$5.40
TRY187.71
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,291
|
$11.50
TRY399.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA860,294
|
$592.54
TRY20,584.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,531
|
$399.36
TRY13,873.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,302
|
$53.07
TRY1,843.78
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,306
|
$502.10
TRY17,442.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,013,919
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,900.07
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA760
|
$3.49
TRY121.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.84
TRY98.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA583
|
$2.04
TRY70.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,114
|
$40.91
TRY1,421.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,042
|
$5.82
TRY202.07
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,278
|
$56.66
TRY1,968.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,022
|
$45.57
TRY1,583.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA32,952
|
$104.18
TRY3,619.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA65,905
|
$93.27
TRY3,240.27
|
|
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