Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 74.5% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.240
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.850
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.060
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.920
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.400
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.470
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.570
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.890
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.220
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.140
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND737.500
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND568.560
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND298.450
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.140
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.570
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.840
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.410
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Tunis
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND225.410
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
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