Cost of living comparison
Harare is 88.6% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Harare instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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