Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 34.9% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants
pay 52.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 41.8% more in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 54.7% less in N'djamena
Housing
pay 4.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 69.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 44.3% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.7% less for restaurants

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.95
RSD1,311
$8.94
FCFA5,059
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
RSD1,182
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.81
RSD284
$0.89
FCFA506

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
RSD88
$0.36
FCFA202
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.46
RSD553
$1.79
FCFA1,012
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
RSD557
$14.33
FCFA8,107

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pay 54.7% less for transportation

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
RSD711
$4.29
FCFA2,428
Monthly public transit pass ?? $89.44
FCFA50,590
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,949.00
RSD3,131,973
$12,342.25
FCFA6,981,383

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.99
RSD3,541
$447.18
FCFA252,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $875.83
RSD88,632
$1,517.71
FCFA858,492
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $591.54
RSD59,863
$89.44
FCFA50,590

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $457.43
RSD46,291
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,625.72
RSD974,102
??

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pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
RSD353
$1.34
FCFA759
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.93
RSD297
$0.89
FCFA506
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.67
RSD473
$1.03
FCFA582

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pay 44.3% less for clothing

 
Belgrade
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.03
RSD10,122
$26.83
FCFA15,177
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.05
RSD4,356
$35.77
FCFA20,236
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$110.81
RSD11,213
$44.72
FCFA25,295

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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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