Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Kingston instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
|
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