Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 7.0 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Canberra instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 31.4 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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