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N'djamena vs. Bamako Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 97.4% more expensive than Bamako.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Bamako Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.5% more for restaurants

	Bamako	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.70 F CFA3,777	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.42 F CFA3,619	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 F CFA435	$0.89 FCFA504	+15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA327	$0.89 FCFA504	+54.3%
Average			+34.5%

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Bamako	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$3.84 F CFA2,162	$0.36 FCFA202	-90.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 F CFA5,019	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-79.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.86 F CFA4,991	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 F CFA3,099	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 F CFA3,990	$3.25 FCFA1,828	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 F CFA1,022	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 F CFA269	$1.01 FCFA571	+112.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 F CFA723	$1.22 FCFA686	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 F CFA537	$1.16 FCFA655	+22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA315	$0.76 FCFA427	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 F CFA359	$0.76 FCFA427	+18.9%
Average			-1.5%

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Bamako	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 F CFA2,486	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA50,383
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.02 FCFA2,267
Average			-2.7%

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Bamako	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.51 F CFA32,399	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+677.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.00 F CFA98,585	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+767.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$80.00 F CFA45,067	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71 F CFA64,619	??
Average			+485.6%

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bamako	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bamako	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 F CFA1,344	$1.34 FCFA756	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 F CFA1,065	$0.89 FCFA504	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.93 F CFA526	$1.03 FCFA579	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.41 F CFA37,977	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.67 F CFA3,195	??
Average			-28.8%

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bamako	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$26.83 FCFA15,115
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.77 FCFA20,153
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.72 FCFA25,192
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$89.44 FCFA50,383

Bamako vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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