Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 33.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.88
|
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
$13.21
FCFA7,969
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.17
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.27
|
$1.65
FCFA996
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.51
|
$7.29
FCFA4,399
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.18
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.35
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.27
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.80
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.67
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.93
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.34
|
$0.67
FCFA407
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.69
|
$3.96
FCFA2,391
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
$82.55
FCFA49,804
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,872,937
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.38
|
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
$82.55
FCFA49,804
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
$1,400.85
FCFA845,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
$181.61
FCFA109,569
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
$189.38
FCFA114,256
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
$36.32
FCFA21,914
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
$1,651.00
FCFA996,078
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.91
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.42
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
$132.08
FCFA79,686
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.71
|
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
$33.02
FCFA19,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
$61.91
FCFA37,353
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
$53.66
FCFA32,373
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
$107.32
FCFA64,745
|
|
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