Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 5.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Brussels instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.58
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$2.54
€2.38
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.55
€7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$4.69
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.96
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$7.71
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.87
€50.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.76
€21.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$873.71
€819.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
|
pay 22.5 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$944.84
€886.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$3.72
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$34.17
€32.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$132.04
€123.84
|
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