Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 70.1% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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