Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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