Cost of living comparison

Nepal

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 87.5% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 95.0% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in N'djamena

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in N'djamena are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

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N'djamena vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 NPR291.73	$8.54 FCFA5,023	+340.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 NPR1,166.92	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 NPR77.87	$0.85 FCFA502	+64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 NPR21.74	$0.85 FCFA502	+490.8%
Average			+296.1%

Kathmandu vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.0% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 NPR89.34	$0.34 FCFA201	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NPR547.81	$1.71 FCFA1,005	-53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.79 NPR419.21	$13.68 FCFA8,049	+391.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 NPR253.56	$2.05 FCFA1,205	+21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR211.14	$3.10 FCFA1,823	+120.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NPR136.48	$2.13 FCFA1,253	+134.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 NPR79.40	$0.97 FCFA570	+83.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 NPR95.39	$1.16 FCFA684	+83.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR38.04	$1.11 FCFA653	+339.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR26.88	$0.72 FCFA425	+304.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 NPR35.01	$0.72 FCFA425	+210.6%
Average			+95.0%

Kathmandu vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 NPR770.31	$4.85 FCFA2,852	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.69 NPR1,458.66	$85.35 FCFA50,229	+780.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,079.65 NPR4M	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.08 NPR1,667.73	$3.84 FCFA2,260	-65.3%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 NPR1,346.45	$426.76 FCFA251K	+4669.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$219.17 NPR32,981.82	$1,707.02 FCFA1M	+678.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$101.02 NPR15,202.43	$85.35 FCFA50,229	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,599.84	$32.63 FCFA19,205	+36.4%
Average			+170.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.27 NPR9,821.61	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,431.44 NPR817K	??

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pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 NPR464.34	$1.28 FCFA753	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 NPR227.91	$0.85 FCFA502	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 NPR369.53	$0.98 FCFA578	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.54 NPR3,241.46	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.91 NPR437.60	??
Average			-53.5%

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.97 NPR3,757.14	$25.61 FCFA15,069	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.44 NPR3,978.15	$34.14 FCFA20,091	+29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.68 NPR9,432.64	$42.68 FCFA25,114	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.43 NPR4,278.72	$85.35 FCFA50,229	+200.2%
Average			+28.3%

Kathmandu vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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