Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Kingston instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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