Cost of living comparison

 Oranjestad, Aruba
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary
N'djamena vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Oranjestad, you would:

pay 51.4% less for restaurants

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.00
AWG34.22
$8.17
FCFA4,722
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.27
AWG18.50
$4.29
FCFA2,478
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
AWG2.40
$0.90
FCFA521

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$3.05
AWG5.50
$0.33
FCFA189
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.00
AWG10.81
$1.63
FCFA944
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
AWG11.53
$11.03
FCFA6,376

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
AWG10.19
$3.92
FCFA2,267
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
AWG72.05
$81.69
FCFA47,224
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
AWG63,043.75
$11,273.85
FCFA6,516,913

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pay 29.6% more for housing

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$91.80
AWG165.36
$190.62
FCFA110,189
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $810.73
AWG1,460.32
$1,386.33
FCFA801,377
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.25
AWG1,180.26
$179.73
FCFA103,893

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.00
AWG405.28
$35.95
FCFA20,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
$1,633.89
FCFA944,480

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
AWG5.40
$1.23
FCFA708
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
AWG6.70
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
AWG18.01
$0.94
FCFA543

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

 
Oranjestad
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
AWG144.10
$32.68
FCFA18,890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.37
AWG103.34
$61.27
FCFA35,418
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.59
AWG210.01
$53.10
FCFA30,696

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