Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 3.7% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Riga, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.23
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.23
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.89
|
?? | |
pay 87.4% more for housing
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.17
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.09
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.53
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.94
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Riga
|
N'djamena
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.72
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
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