Cost of living comparison
Bern is 9.2 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Bern instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
|
pay 46.6 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
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