Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 82.7% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Roseau instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 14.5% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
?? | |
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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