Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 5.1% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
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Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 67.8% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
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