Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 45.9% more expensive than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 46.5% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 6.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €10.95	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.33 €2.83	$0.89 FCFA500	-73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 €2.34	$0.89 FCFA500	-67.4%
Average			-63.1%

Helsinki vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 €2.21	$0.36 FCFA200	-86.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 €4.26	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 €4.42	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+176.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 €3.12	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.74 €5.75	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.09	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.85	$1.01 FCFA567	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.05	$1.22 FCFA680	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 €1.75	$1.16 FCFA650	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.48	$0.76 FCFA423	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$0.76 FCFA423	-4.6%
Average			-0.7%

Helsinki vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.5% less for transportation

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.91 €6.74	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.09 €71.65	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,056.70 €31,572.53	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.03 €17.07	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-79.9%
Average			-46.5%

Helsinki vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.95 €22.11	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+1623.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,216.29 €1,036.29	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$911.76 €776.83	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.39 €91.50	??
Average			+519.3%

Helsinki vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$437.97 €373.16	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,422.45 €11,436.00	??

Helsinki vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 86.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 €7.21	$1.34 FCFA750	-84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20 €4.43	$0.89 FCFA500	-82.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.96 €11.05	$1.03 FCFA575	-92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.02 €42.62	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.85 €16.92	??
Average			-86.4%

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

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Helsinki	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.25 €91.38	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.83 €37.34	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.22 €93.06	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.09 €117.65	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-35.2%
Average			-46.9%

Helsinki vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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