Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 36.2% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Rabat instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA406
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
|
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