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N'djamena vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 44.6% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 67.3% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.1% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Doha	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$8.54 FCFA5,023	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$0.85 FCFA502	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.85 FCFA502	+104.5%
Average			+1.3%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Doha	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$0.34 FCFA201	-75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$1.71 FCFA1,005	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$13.68 FCFA8,049	+71.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$2.05 FCFA1,205	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.10 FCFA1,823	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$2.13 FCFA1,253	+110.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.97 FCFA570	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.16 FCFA684	+65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.11 FCFA653	+98.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.72 FCFA425	+65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.72 FCFA425	+62.3%
Average			+3.5%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Doha	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.85 FCFA2,852	+126.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$85.35 FCFA50,229	+211.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$3.84 FCFA2,260	-79.1%
Average			+16.7%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.3% less for housing

	Doha	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$426.76 FCFA251K	+393.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$1,707.02 FCFA1M	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$85.35 FCFA50,229	-92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$32.63 FCFA19,205	-50.0%
Average			-67.3%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Doha	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	??

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pay 87.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$1.28 FCFA753	-89.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$0.85 FCFA502	-85.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$0.98 FCFA578	-84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	??
Average			-87.1%

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

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Doha	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$25.61 FCFA15,069	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$34.14 FCFA20,091	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$42.68 FCFA25,114	-57.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$85.35 FCFA50,229
Average			-41.8%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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