Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Victoria instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
|
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