Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 53.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
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