Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Greece instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
|
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