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N'djamena vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.9 times more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 84.4% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 81.4% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 8.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.4% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS82.94	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.53	$0.89 FCFA501	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.21	$0.89 FCFA501	+157.1%
Average			+84.4%

Dushanbe vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.48	$0.36 FCFA200	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$1.79 FCFA1,002	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$14.33 FCFA8,027	+261.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.25	$2.15 FCFA1,202	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS18.92	$3.25 FCFA1,818	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.14	$2.23 FCFA1,250	+188.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.32	$1.01 FCFA568	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$1.22 FCFA682	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.26	$1.16 FCFA651	+103.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.85	$0.76 FCFA424	+144.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.19	$0.76 FCFA424	+218.4%
Average			+81.4%

Dushanbe vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS37.97	$4.29 FCFA2,404	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+744.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$12,342.25 FCFA6,912,848	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$4.02 FCFA2,254	+11.8%
Average			+191.7%

Dushanbe vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.9 times more for housing

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$447.18 FCFA250,466	+2182.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS3,984.45	$1,517.71 FCFA850,064	+251.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,300.06	$89.44 FCFA50,093	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS387.15	??
Average			+789.9%

Dushanbe vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS975.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS70,256.42	??

Dushanbe vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$1.34 FCFA751	+26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS17.89	$0.89 FCFA501	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS29.27	$1.03 FCFA576	-67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS387.99	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS48.79	??
Average			-31.6%

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

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS298.83	$26.83 FCFA15,028	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS376.65	$35.77 FCFA20,037	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS731.84	$44.72 FCFA25,047	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS536.68	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+53.6%
Average			-5.0%

Dushanbe vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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