Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 3.7% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
?? | |
pay 42.5% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
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