Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 53.3% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
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