Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 2.6% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Castries, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
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pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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