Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 28.5% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Turkey instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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