Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 49.7% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
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