Cost of living comparison

compared to

N'djamena is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

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

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.25
E£152.12
$3.35
FCFA2,025
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.23
E£197.75
$13.41
FCFA8,100
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.25
E£11.88
$0.92
FCFA557

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$0.59
E£27.36
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.73
E£81.10
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.44
E£160.74
$6.82
FCFA4,120

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.24
E£57.86
$3.29
FCFA1,985
Monthly public transit pass $11.39
E£532.41
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.42
E£674.34
$78.22
FCFA47,252
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $173.02
E£8,088.88
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.76
E£4,710.35
$136.88
FCFA82,691

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $113.41
E£5,302.05
$31.01
FCFA18,732
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,460.81
E£115,043.04
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
E£76.06
$1.34
FCFA810
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
E£80.13
$1.82
FCFA1,097
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.79
E£83.66
$2.01
FCFA1,215

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pay 77.2% more for clothing

 
Cairo
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.38
E£1,794.40
$33.52
FCFA20,251
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.15
E£1,690.23
$92.19
FCFA55,690
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.16
E£4,121.40
$46.09
FCFA27,845

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