Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Manila instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
$5.21
₱298.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,917
|
$4.34
₱248.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA495
|
$0.95
₱54.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA445
|
$0.48
₱27.76
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA198
|
$1.33
₱76.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA990
|
$4.28
₱244.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,371
|
$6.97
₱398.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,188
|
$2.08
₱118.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
$2.27
₱130.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
$1.48
₱84.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA539
|
$0.77
₱43.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,234
|
$1.53
₱87.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA516
|
$0.97
₱55.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA464
|
$1.09
₱62.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA404
|
$1.37
₱78.44
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,375
|
$4.31
₱246.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,483
|
$10.12
₱579.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,828,603
|
$26,066.56
₱1,491,789.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,227
|
$2.66
₱152.16
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,483
|
$28.90
₱1,654.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA839,705
|
$465.25
₱26,626.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA108,862
|
$244.37
₱13,985.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA113,519
|
$96.97
₱5,549.64
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,772
|
$499.25
₱28,571.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA989,653
|
$14,398.67
₱824,035.88
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA742
|
$1.22
₱69.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,979
|
$2.95
₱168.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA643
|
$2.95
₱169.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,172
|
$41.83
₱2,393.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,969
|
$6.52
₱372.95
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,793
|
$33.02
₱1,889.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,112
|
$27.26
₱1,560.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,164
|
$73.19
₱4,188.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,327
|
$64.44
₱3,687.95
|
|
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