Cost of living comparison
Suva is 65.0% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Suva instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$4.08
$9.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$6.56
$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$1.07
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.79
$1.79
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.43
$0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.58
$10.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$4.62
$10.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$2.50
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.56
$5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$1.05
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.80
$1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.15
$2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$0.62
$1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$0.51
$1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$0.44
$1.01
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$5.06
$11.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.74
$72.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$18,139.36
$41,218.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.53
$10.30
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$26.49
$60.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$634.88
$1,442.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$311.14
$707.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$36.44
$82.80
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$186.84
$424.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$6,484.82
$14,735.46
|
|
pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$2.72
$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$2.70
$6.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$7.26
$16.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$27.08
$61.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$3.63
$8.24
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$21.31
$48.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$25.40
$57.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$50.25
$114.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$47.07
$106.96
|
|
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