Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 13.3% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 53.6% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 47.3% 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. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Dublin	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €21.89	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.19	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.35	$0.89 FCFA500	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.96	$0.89 FCFA500	-61.2%
Average			-64.7%

Dublin vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Dublin	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.86	$0.36 FCFA200	-83.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.48	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.77	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+111.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.78	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.61	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.18	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$1.01 FCFA567	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.22 FCFA680	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.17	$1.16 FCFA650	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.79	$0.76 FCFA423	-18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.76 FCFA423	+1.4%
Average			-12.4%

Dublin vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.6% less for transportation

	Dublin	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.63	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €94.53	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,260.87	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-71.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.32	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-79.0%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Dublin	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.38	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+687.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,050.65	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,713.56	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-95.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €173.66	??
Average			+185.0%

Dublin vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dublin	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,128.29	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,010.43	??

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pay 86.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$1.34 FCFA750	-83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.06	$0.89 FCFA500	-81.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €17.91	$1.03 FCFA575	-95.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.30	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €12.94	??
Average			-86.7%

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pay 47.3% less for clothing

	Dublin	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €92.58	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-75.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €42.79	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €97.79	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-61.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €100.45	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-24.1%
Average			-47.3%

Dublin vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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