Cost of living comparison
Rome is 3.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Rome instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,896
|
$16.24
€14.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,833
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA490
|
$2.22
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA441
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA196
|
$1.87
€1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA979
|
$6.93
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,324
|
$6.37
€5.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,175
|
$3.90
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,777
|
$5.10
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,332
|
$1.02
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA533
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,221
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA511
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA459
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA400
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,350
|
$7.44
€6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,957
|
$37.90
€34.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,756,127
|
$26,749.78
€24,184.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,203
|
$17.87
€16.16
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,957
|
$30.04
€27.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA830,793
|
$1,171.95
€1,059.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,706
|
$721.77
€652.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA112,314
|
$175.72
€158.87
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,541
|
$516.83
€467.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA979,149
|
$9,813.53
€8,872.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA734
|
$5.41
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,958
|
$1.59
€1.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA636
|
$6.50
€5.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,332
|
$62.20
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,937
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,583
|
$67.31
€60.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,718
|
$30.97
€28.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,822
|
$81.10
€73.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,645
|
$103.39
€93.48
|
|
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