Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 21.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
?? | |
pay 21.5% more for housing
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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