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N'djamena vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 64.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 59.6% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 59.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$8.94 FCFA5,059	-50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$0.89 FCFA506	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$0.89 FCFA506	-35.6%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$0.36 FCFA202	-87.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+145.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+93.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$1.01 FCFA574	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$1.22 FCFA688	+114.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.16 FCFA658	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.76 FCFA428	+15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.76 FCFA428	+30.8%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 59.6% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+347.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-57.7%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+1419.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-80.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	??
Average			+489.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	??

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pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$1.34 FCFA759	-64.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$0.89 FCFA506	-78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$1.03 FCFA582	-72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	??
Average			-71.7%

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pay 59.1% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-76.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-65.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-33.7%
Average			-59.1%

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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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