Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 0.4% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 40.7% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$8.94 FCFA5,059	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.68	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.01	$0.89 FCFA506	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.57	$0.89 FCFA506	-70.0%
Average			-64.4%

Berlin vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Berlin	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$0.36 FCFA202	-84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.12	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.42	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+179.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.35	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.76	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.01 FCFA574	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$1.22 FCFA688	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$1.16 FCFA658	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.76 FCFA428	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.76 FCFA428	-2.5%
Average			-5.9%

Berlin vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% less for transportation

	Berlin	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.49	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.42	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,199.88	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-62.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.60	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-87.4%
Average			-40.7%

Berlin vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Berlin	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.39	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+788.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,230.65	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €921.27	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-91.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €238.94	??
Average			+234.5%

Berlin vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Berlin	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €159.46	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,261.05	??

Berlin vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 81.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.53	$1.34 FCFA759	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.84	$0.89 FCFA506	-79.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.76	$1.03 FCFA582	-89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.45	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.84	??
Average			-81.4%

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

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.88	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-71.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.63	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.99	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-58.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.75	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-31.0%
Average			-44.6%

Berlin vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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