Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 65.2% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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