Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 7.5% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
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