Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
|
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