Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.8 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in George Town instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.9 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 20.7 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
N'djamena
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
|
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