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N'djamena vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 9.6 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 84.1% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.6% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH301.38	$8.17 FCFA4,650	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH251.15	$4.29 FCFA2,440	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.88	$0.90 FCFA513	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.85	$0.68 FCFA385	+67.5%
Average			+24.3%

Kiev vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kiev	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.59	$0.33 FCFA186	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH181.03	$1.63 FCFA930	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH167.98	$11.03 FCFA6,278	+173.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.44	$2.16 FCFA1,232	+38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.25	$2.96 FCFA1,687	+54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.07	$2.22 FCFA1,266	+559.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.30	$0.78 FCFA444	+11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.85	$1.73 FCFA984	+141.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.78	$1.06 FCFA605	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.04	$0.69 FCFA394	+139.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.90	$0.69 FCFA394	+123.8%
Average			+103.6%

Kiev vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Kiev	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH214.63	$3.92 FCFA2,232	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH391.79	$81.69 FCFA46,499	+769.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,274,333.20	$11,273.85 FCFA6,416,907	-63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH186.86	$3.68 FCFA2,092	-17.9%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 9.6 times more for housing

	Kiev	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH240.19	$190.62 FCFA108,498	+3211.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,304.68	$1,386.33 FCFA789,079	+138.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,647.03	$179.73 FCFA102,299	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,107.95	$187.42 FCFA106,675	+151.6%
Average			+863.0%

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pay 84.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,595.20	$35.95 FCFA20,460	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH307,579.53	$1,633.89 FCFA929,986	-77.8%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.23	$1.23 FCFA697	+1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.63	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH99.46	$0.94 FCFA535	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,083.16	$130.71 FCFA74,399	+403.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH200.92	$4.90 FCFA2,790	+1.8%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,787.57	$32.68 FCFA18,600	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,569.64	$61.27 FCFA34,874	+62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,798.16	$53.10 FCFA30,225	-41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,765.51	$106.20 FCFA60,449	+17.7%
Average			-3.1%

Kiev 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: June 2025

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