Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
|
pay 88.4% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
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