Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Brussels Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 8.7% cheaper than Brussels.

Restaurants: pay 70.6% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 49.3% 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. Brussels Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.6% less for restaurants

	Brussels	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 €25.18	$8.94 FCFA5,059	-69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 €12.39	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 €2.76	$0.89 FCFA506	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$0.89 FCFA506	-70.4%
Average			-70.6%

Brussels vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Brussels	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 €2.47	$0.36 FCFA202	-87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.00 €6.90	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 €5.06	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+144.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.31	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.45	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.23	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$1.01 FCFA574	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.22 FCFA688	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 €1.49	$1.16 FCFA658	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.76 FCFA428	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.76 FCFA428	-35.1%
Average			-17.1%

Brussels vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Brussels	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.25 €6.25	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.24 €55.39	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+39.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,214.15	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-64.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.33 €23.57	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-85.3%
Average			-37.9%

Brussels vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Brussels	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.00 €48.29	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+698.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,315.56 €1,134.44	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.57 €949.91	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-91.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.72 €164.47	??
Average			+207.3%

Brussels vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Brussels	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,090.35 €940.24	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,587.78 €19,478.06	??

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pay 84.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Brussels	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.89 €5.94	$1.34 FCFA759	-80.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.78 €4.12	$0.89 FCFA506	-81.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.43 €11.58	$1.03 FCFA582	-92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.10 €34.58	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.23 €14.00	??
Average			-84.7%

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Brussels	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.27 €85.60	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.81 €40.37	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.78 €97.25	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.88 €129.25	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-40.3%
Average			-49.3%

Brussels 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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