Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 3.6 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 76.1% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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