Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 98.6% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Beirut instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,967
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,398
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA407
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,390
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,549
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,235
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,910
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,896
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,672
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,918
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,346
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,733
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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