Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 33.8% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 59.1% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 25.8% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 90.2% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in N'djamena

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% less for restaurants

	Dublin	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €18.85	$8.17 FCFA4,712	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$4.29 FCFA2,473	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.17	$0.90 FCFA520	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.71	$0.68 FCFA390	-65.3%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Dublin	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.62	$0.33 FCFA188	-82.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.17	$1.63 FCFA942	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.68	$11.03 FCFA6,362	+107.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.71	$2.16 FCFA1,248	-48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.08	$2.96 FCFA1,710	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$2.22 FCFA1,282	+100.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.78 FCFA450	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.12	$1.73 FCFA997	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.64	$1.06 FCFA613	-42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.69 FCFA399	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$0.69 FCFA399	-3.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 59.1% less for transportation

	Dublin	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.33	$3.92 FCFA2,262	-45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €108.38	$81.69 FCFA47,121	-33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €34,563.39	$11,273.85 FCFA6,502,721	-71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €23.28	$3.68 FCFA2,120	-86.1%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 25.8% more for housing

	Dublin	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €49.08	$190.62 FCFA109,949	+241.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,880.23	$1,386.33 FCFA799,632	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,606.61	$179.73 FCFA103,667	-90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €188.74	$187.42 FCFA108,102	-12.7%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 90.2% less for childcare

	Dublin	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,150.13	$35.95 FCFA20,733	-97.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,481.81	$1,633.89 FCFA942,423	-83.1%
Average			-90.2%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.60	$1.23 FCFA707	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.81	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €15.55	$0.94 FCFA542	-94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €49.47	$130.71 FCFA75,394	+132.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.25	$4.90 FCFA2,827	-64.8%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Dublin	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €84.47	$32.68 FCFA18,848	-66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €36.14	$61.27 FCFA35,341	+49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €85.93	$53.10 FCFA30,629	-45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €100.48	$106.20 FCFA61,258	-7.1%
Average			-17.4%

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