Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.7% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 44.1% 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. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.30	$8.94 FCFA4,964	-45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.98	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.69	$0.89 FCFA496	-65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.19	$0.89 FCFA496	-60.0%
Average			-56.9%

Canberra vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Canberra	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.86	$0.36 FCFA199	-86.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.11	$1.79 FCFA993	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.83	$14.33 FCFA7,955	+160.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.15	$2.15 FCFA1,191	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.95	$3.25 FCFA1,801	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.11	$2.23 FCFA1,238	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.92	$1.01 FCFA563	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.90	$1.22 FCFA676	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.65	$1.16 FCFA646	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.44	$0.76 FCFA420	-25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.48	$0.76 FCFA420	-27.3%
Average			-12.3%

Canberra vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.29	$4.29 FCFA2,383	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$175.23	$89.44 FCFA49,644	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,404.47	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.98	$4.02 FCFA2,234	-78.7%
Average			-41.5%

Canberra vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Canberra	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$74.10	$447.18 FCFA248K	+760.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,216.21	$1,517.71 FCFA842K	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,654.39	$89.44 FCFA49,644	-92.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$226.73	??
Average			+221.9%

Canberra vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Canberra	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,501.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,995.18	??

Canberra vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 83.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.32	$1.34 FCFA745	-79.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.86	$0.89 FCFA496	-73.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.27	$1.03 FCFA571	-96.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.69	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.64	??
Average			-83.3%

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

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$98.94	$26.83 FCFA14,893	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$82.33	$35.77 FCFA19,857	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$134.10	$44.72 FCFA24,822	-52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$168.80	$89.44 FCFA49,644	-24.5%
Average			-44.1%

Canberra 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: February 2026

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