Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Moscow instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,931
|
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,889
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA493
|
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA444
|
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA197
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA986
|
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,355
|
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,183
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,789
|
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,342
|
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA537
|
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,230
|
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA514
|
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA462
|
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA403
|
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,367
|
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,307
|
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,804,420
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,219
|
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,307
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA836,731
|
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA108,476
|
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA113,117
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,695
|
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA986,148
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA740
|
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,972
|
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA641
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,892
|
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,958
|
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,723
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,981
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,050
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,100
|
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
|
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