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N'djamena vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.7 times more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 8.6 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 88.9% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% more for restaurants

	Kigali	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,009	$8.94 FCFA4,998	+159.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,019	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,247	$0.89 FCFA500	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF832	$0.89 FCFA500	+56.3%
Average			+73.3%

Kigali vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kigali	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,520	$0.36 FCFA200	-65.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,279	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,840	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+442.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,404	$2.15 FCFA1,200	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,045	$3.25 FCFA1,814	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,676	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+93.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF536	$1.01 FCFA567	+174.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,020	$1.22 FCFA680	+73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF697	$1.16 FCFA650	+142.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.76 FCFA423	+232.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF568	$0.76 FCFA423	+93.7%
Average			+113.7%

Kigali vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Kigali	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,426	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,579	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+205.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,039	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-72.2%
Average			+19.1%

Kigali vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.6 times more for housing

	Kigali	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,303	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+2196.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF836,209	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+163.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF468,658	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,099	??
Average			+762.5%

Kigali vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kigali	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,118	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	??

Kigali vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,503	$1.34 FCFA750	+29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,361	$0.89 FCFA500	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,505	$1.03 FCFA575	-40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,641	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,009	??
Average			-24.0%

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

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pay 88.9% more for clothing

	Kigali	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,885	$26.83 FCFA14,995	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,052	$35.77 FCFA19,994	+85.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,396	$44.72 FCFA24,992	+94.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,103	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+135.9%
Average			+88.9%

Kigali vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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