Cost of living comparison
Quito is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Quito instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,000
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,624
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA552
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA414
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,000
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,750
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,814
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,361
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA477
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,058
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA650
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA423
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA423
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,400
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA49,996
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA6,899,439
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,250
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA116,657
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA848,416
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA109,991
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA114,697
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA21,998
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA999,919
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA750
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA575
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA79,994
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,000
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA19,998
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA37,497
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA32,497
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA64,995
|
$83.12
|
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