Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 72.3% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Tirana instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$6.82
ALL646
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$6.82
ALL646
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$1.57
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.26
ALL403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$6.34
ALL600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$3.31
ALL313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.10
ALL293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.91
ALL86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$0.64
ALL61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$8.27
ALL783
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.60
ALL1,476
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,969,533
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.32
ALL2,490
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$16.74
ALL1,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$496.12
ALL46,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$320.47
ALL30,323
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$72.54
ALL6,863
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$203.42
ALL19,247
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$3,770.26
ALL356,742
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$1.95
ALL184
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$1.51
ALL143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$40.37
ALL3,819
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$7.21
ALL683
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$52.10
ALL4,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$38.16
ALL3,610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$83.51
ALL7,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$96.12
ALL9,095
|
|
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