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N'djamena vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 16.7% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.9% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Douglas	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.38 £22.02	$8.94 FCFA5,038	-69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.60	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 £2.02	$0.89 FCFA504	-66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 £1.49	$0.89 FCFA504	-55.1%
Average			-63.9%

Douglas vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Douglas	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 £1.69	$0.36 FCFA202	-84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.67	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.28 £6.21	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+73.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 £3.74	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 £2.72	$3.25 FCFA1,828	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+103.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$1.01 FCFA571	+24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.98	$1.22 FCFA686	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.35	$1.16 FCFA655	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$0.76 FCFA427	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$0.76 FCFA427	-44.4%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Douglas	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £5.98	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.03 £66.74	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,200.43 £25,637.50	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.70 £14.02	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-78.5%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Douglas	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.34 £55.73	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+501.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,259.12 £943.87	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,096.96 £822.31	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.92 £171.61	??
Average			+143.4%

Douglas vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Douglas	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,671.96 £1,253.34	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,716.53 £23,775.50	??

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pay 85.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.91	$1.34 FCFA756	-79.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 £3.92	$0.89 FCFA504	-82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.03 £16.52	$1.03 FCFA579	-95.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.44 £49.05	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £12.01	??
Average			-85.9%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Douglas	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £72.58	$26.83 FCFA15,115	-72.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.07 £33.78	$35.77 FCFA20,153	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.40 £84.26	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.90 £58.40	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+14.8%
Average			-34.6%

Douglas vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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