Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 3.9 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Valletta instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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