Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.0 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Italy instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy or N'djamena. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.