Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 83.0% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Caracas instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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