Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 38.4% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Suva, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.23
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.85
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.43
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.78
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.45
|
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.66
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.79
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.37
|
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.61
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$0.63
FCFA389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.16
|
$0.68
FCFA420
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.00
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.45
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$71.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,040.29
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.26
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$59.94
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,436.41
|
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$703.96
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.45
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$422.72
|
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,671.90
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.16
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.10
|
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.42
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.28
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.21
|
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Suva
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.22
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.46
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$113.68
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.50
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
|
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