Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 95.8% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Dakar instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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