Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.7 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$9.57
$562.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$7.30
$429.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.76
$44.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.49
$28.60
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.22
$130.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.54
$208.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$4.92
$288.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$2.00
$117.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.78
$163.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.34
$78.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.29
$16.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.25
$73.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$0.63
$37.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.69
$40.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$1.08
$63.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$4.93
$289.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.26
$5,362.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$33,765.29
$1,984,300.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.77
$1,337.94
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$50.90
$2,991.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$918.25
$53,962.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$473.61
$27,832.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$73.91
$4,343.44
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$479.10
$28,155.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$7,969.82
$468,366.38
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.74
$160.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$2.27
$133.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$4.56
$268.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$45.61
$2,680.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$5.93
$348.59
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$61.04
$3,587.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$45.17
$2,654.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$118.63
$6,971.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$103.81
$6,100.38
|
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