Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Seoul instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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