Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 5.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 80.8% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay 24.1 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
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