Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 92.1% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
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