Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 4.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 51.3% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 15.6 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in N'djamena

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in N'djamena are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT300.06	$8.94 FCFA5,059	+263.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT650.12	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT45.51	$0.89 FCFA506	+139.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.25	$0.89 FCFA506	+412.9%
Average			+271.9%

Dhaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT75.57	$0.36 FCFA202	-42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT494.80	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT370.64	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+371.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT143.13	$2.15 FCFA1,214	+82.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT178.97	$3.25 FCFA1,836	+121.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT155.19	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+75.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT58.67	$1.01 FCFA574	+110.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT150.02	$1.22 FCFA688	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.38	$1.16 FCFA658	+251.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT17.97	$0.76 FCFA428	+413.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.56	$0.76 FCFA428	+212.2%
Average			+139.8%

Dhaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.3% more for transportation

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT475.32	$4.29 FCFA2,428	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+263.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT550.10	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-10.9%
Average			+51.3%

Dhaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.6 times more for housing

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+3188.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+1149.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	??
Average			+1459.7%

Dhaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	??

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT500.09	$1.34 FCFA759	-67.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT305.41	$0.89 FCFA506	-64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT400.07	$1.03 FCFA582	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT500.09	??
Average			-66.8%

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

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	Dhaka	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	$26.83 FCFA15,177	+48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	$35.77 FCFA20,236	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+160.8%
Average			+61.9%

Dhaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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