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N'djamena vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 21.9% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 47.8% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.8% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.4% more for restaurants

	Doha	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR30.02	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR26.02	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.20	$0.89 FCFA504	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.89 FCFA504	+200.6%
Average			+70.4%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Doha	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.53	$0.36 FCFA202	-76.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.31	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.85	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+81.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.15	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.78	$3.25 FCFA1,828	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.45	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+136.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.64	$1.01 FCFA571	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$1.22 FCFA686	+66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$1.16 FCFA655	+80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$0.76 FCFA427	+55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.84	$0.76 FCFA427	+50.3%
Average			+31.2%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

	Doha	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$4.29 FCFA2,418	+99.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR100.08	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+225.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR72.06	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-79.6%
Average			+47.8%

Doha vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Doha	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.63	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+413.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,942.20	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,189.86	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.74	??
Average			+104.7%

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	$836.08 QAR3,047.49	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	??

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pay 84.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.03	$1.34 FCFA756	-87.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.79	$0.89 FCFA504	-82.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.52	$1.03 FCFA579	-84.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR442.94	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR45.04	??
Average			-84.8%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Doha	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.93	$26.83 FCFA15,115	-57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.75	$35.77 FCFA20,153	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR375.46	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-56.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.82	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-2.3%
Average			-38.1%

Doha 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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