Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 90.1% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
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