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Turkey

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 33.5% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 42.0% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 37.0% less in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$0.85 FCFA498	-50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$0.85 FCFA498	+47.5%
Average			-25.6%

Istanbul vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$0.34 FCFA199	-62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$1.71 FCFA997	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+191.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+150.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.97 FCFA565	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.16 FCFA678	+102.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.11 FCFA648	+32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.72 FCFA422	+132.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.72 FCFA422	+152.6%
Average			+26.7%

Istanbul vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$4.85 FCFA2,829	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-76.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-54.3%
Average			-39.1%

Istanbul vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.0% less for housing

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$426.76 FCFA249K	+2543.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-52.6%
Average			-42.0%

Istanbul vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	??

Istanbul vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 74.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$1.28 FCFA747	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$0.85 FCFA498	-80.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$0.98 FCFA573	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	??
Average			-74.0%

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

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pay 37.0% less for clothing

	Istanbul	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-52.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-10.6%
Average			-37.0%

Istanbul vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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