Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 65.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
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