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N'djamena vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 82.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.9% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.39 MGA15,116	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+163.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.97 MGA22,170	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MGA4,143	$0.89 FCFA504	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MGA2,299	$0.89 FCFA504	+73.5%
Average			+77.9%

Antananarivo vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MGA4,817	$0.36 FCFA202	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 MGA23,970	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 MGA18,497	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+245.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MGA9,170	$2.15 FCFA1,209	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 MGA9,879	$3.25 FCFA1,828	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 MGA2,765	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+259.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,259	$1.01 FCFA571	+259.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 MGA2,324	$1.22 FCFA686	+133.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MGA2,057	$1.16 FCFA655	+152.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,536	$0.76 FCFA427	+119.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MGA2,158	$0.76 FCFA427	+56.6%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 MGA21,037	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA50,383
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-76.6%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.13 MGA236,987	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+741.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+299.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.27 MGA389,264	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	??
Average			+347.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	??

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 MGA3,779	$1.34 FCFA756	+58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 MGA6,520	$0.89 FCFA504	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 MGA7,558	$1.03 FCFA579	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.44 MGA166,997	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 MGA27,713	??
Average			-6.6%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Antananarivo	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.98 MGA133,705	$26.83 FCFA15,115	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.68 MGA123,448	$35.77 FCFA20,153	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.56 MGA381,659	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.36 MGA327,214	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+21.9%
Average			-1.8%

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