Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Austria instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 53.9% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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