Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA406
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
?? | |
pay 75.8% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
|
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