Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 11.3% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Cairo instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.69
FCFA2,123
|
$4.46
E£79.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.77
FCFA8,494
|
$5.42
E£96.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
FCFA584
|
$0.34
E£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
FCFA575
|
$0.22
E£3.98
|
|
pay 71.5% less for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.00
FCFA4,599
|
$0.67
E£11.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
FCFA2,654
|
$1.73
E£31.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
FCFA4,331
|
$3.62
E£64.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,243
|
$1.16
E£20.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.34
FCFA6,519
|
$2.07
E£36.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.93
FCFA1,686
|
$0.73
E£12.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
FCFA479
|
$0.38
E£6.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
FCFA1,144
|
$0.25
E£4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA482
|
$0.19
E£3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
FCFA463
|
$0.17
E£3.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
FCFA471
|
$0.18
E£3.16
|
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pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
FCFA2,192
|
$1.86
E£33.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.47
FCFA10,617
|
$12.75
E£228.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,402.85
E£490,485.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.25
FCFA2,442
|
$2.29
E£41.06
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.18
FCFA49,548
|
$18.71
E£334.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
FCFA689,904
|
$267.26
E£4,783.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.20
FCFA78,304
|
$158.32
E£2,833.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.12
FCFA8,119
|
$32.82
E£587.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.17
FCFA19,642
|
$157.66
E£2,821.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,846.77
FCFA1,061,747
|
$3,497.52
E£62,602.26
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
FCFA3,451
|
$1.91
E£34.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FCFA1,150
|
$2.09
E£37.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
FCFA1,274
|
$2.87
E£51.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.16
FCFA94,954
|
$28.52
E£510.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
FCFA2,123
|
$5.74
E£102.66
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.24
FCFA16,811
|
$49.32
E£882.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$101.57
FCFA58,396
|
$54.29
E£971.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.48
FCFA33,622
|
$132.15
E£2,365.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.57
FCFA58,396
|
$66.91
E£1,197.67
|
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