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N'djamena vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 46.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 82.3% more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in N'djamena

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in N'djamena are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in N'djamena. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$8.94 FCFA5,059	+109.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.89 FCFA506	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.89 FCFA506	+57.8%
Average			+71.6%

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.36 FCFA202	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+164.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.23 FCFA1,262	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$1.01 FCFA574	+135.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.22 FCFA688	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$1.16 FCFA658	+187.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.76 FCFA428	+174.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.76 FCFA428	-16.4%
Average			+41.1%

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+645.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$4.02 FCFA2,277	+11.3%
Average			+142.0%

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.3% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+243.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	??
Average			+82.3%

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	??

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.34 FCFA759	+49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$0.89 FCFA506	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$1.03 FCFA582	-79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	??
Average			-16.2%

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-22.3%
Average			-41.9%

Addis Ababa vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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