Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.8 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Berlin instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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