Cost of living comparison

 Saint Helier, Jersey
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary
N'djamena vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

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

pay 70.4% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.42
$8.17
FCFA4,701
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.64
$4.29
FCFA2,467
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.09
$0.90
FCFA519

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.70
$0.33
FCFA188
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.94
$1.63
FCFA940
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.79
$11.03
FCFA6,346

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.86
$3.92
FCFA2,256
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.65
$81.69
FCFA47,005
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,526.37
$11,273.85
FCFA6,486,701

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pay 15.5% more for housing

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.62
$190.62
FCFA109,679
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,336.60
$1,386.33
FCFA797,662
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,268.41
$179.73
FCFA103,411

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pay 95.3% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,718.49
$35.95
FCFA20,682
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,275.44
$1,633.89
FCFA940,102

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.73
$1.23
FCFA705
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.66
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.46
$0.94
FCFA541

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£73.99
$32.68
FCFA18,802
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£51.24
$61.27
FCFA35,254
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£89.50
$53.10
FCFA30,553

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