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N'djamena vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 40.7% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 39.8% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$8.94 FCFA4,998	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$0.89 FCFA500	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.89 FCFA500	+110.5%
Average			+58.9%

Khartoum vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$0.36 FCFA200	-73.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+133.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$3.25 FCFA1,814	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$2.23 FCFA1,247	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$1.01 FCFA567	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$1.22 FCFA680	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$1.16 FCFA650	+37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.76 FCFA423	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.76 FCFA423	+59.2%
Average			+16.1%

Khartoum vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.8% less for transportation

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA49,984
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-65.1%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+537.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+147.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-69.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	??
Average			+205.2%

Khartoum vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	??

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$1.34 FCFA750	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$0.89 FCFA500	-56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$1.03 FCFA575	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	??
Average			-40.2%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Khartoum	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$26.83 FCFA14,995	+80.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.77 FCFA19,994
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+70.4%
Average			+44.2%

Khartoum vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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