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N'djamena vs. China Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 3.8 times more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 79.2% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 76.4% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 15.1 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	China	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.40	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+208.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.32	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.34	$0.89 FCFA501	+88.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.95	$0.89 FCFA501	+223.4%
Average			+173.6%

China vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	China	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.46	$0.36 FCFA200	-78.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.49	$1.79 FCFA1,002	-71.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.21	$14.33 FCFA8,027	+113.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.00	$2.15 FCFA1,202	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.73	$3.25 FCFA1,818	+113.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.23	$2.23 FCFA1,250	+200.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.84	$1.01 FCFA568	+86.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.39	$1.22 FCFA682	+95.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.55	$1.16 FCFA651	+130.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.12	$0.76 FCFA424	+151.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.78	$0.76 FCFA424	+92.0%
Average			+79.2%

China vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.4% more for transportation

	China	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.53	$4.29 FCFA2,404	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.09	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+340.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥134,794.71	$12,342.25 FCFA6,912,848	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.76	$4.02 FCFA2,254	+2.1%
Average			+76.4%

China vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.1 times more for housing

	China	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥78.70	$447.18 FCFA250,466	+3901.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,146.80	$1,517.71 FCFA850,064	+397.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,377.56	$89.44 FCFA50,093	-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥288.99	??
Average			+1414.9%

China vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	China	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,747.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,091.78	??

China vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	China	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.33	$1.34 FCFA751	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥19.97	$0.89 FCFA501	-68.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.65	$1.03 FCFA576	-69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥289.59	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.13	??
Average			-36.3%

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

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	China	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥323.38	$26.83 FCFA15,028	-41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥217.79	$35.77 FCFA20,037	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥501.74	$44.72 FCFA25,047	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥513.16	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+22.7%
Average			-10.1%

China 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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