Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 77.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.63
FCFA389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.68
FCFA420
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
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