Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 38.2% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
|
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