Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 35.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.36
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.59
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.81
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.14
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.56
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.02
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.96
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.04
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.05
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,603.94
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.69
|
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND70.23
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND819.16
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND716.89
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND58.11
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,378.54
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.22
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.36
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND56.13
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.15
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.98
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.30
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND119.48
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND119.23
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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