Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.7 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 42.3% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
|
pay 18.1 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
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