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N'djamena vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 69.9% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.48 ZMW172.19	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW87.99	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZMW14.25	$0.89 FCFA504	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 ZMW7.79	$0.89 FCFA504	+164.5%
Average			+76.2%

Lusaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW17.67	$0.36 FCFA202	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW86.62	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZMW114.88	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+187.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW40.70	$2.15 FCFA1,209	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW41.08	$3.25 FCFA1,828	+81.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW28.12	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+82.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW16.77	$1.01 FCFA571	+39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW28.16	$1.22 FCFA686	-0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW11.50	$1.16 FCFA655	+132.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW20.40	$0.76 FCFA427	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW15.41	$0.76 FCFA427	+13.1%
Average			+39.8%

Lusaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW105.38	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW886.94	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+132.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 ZMW276.33	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-66.5%
Average			+28.4%

Lusaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+277.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$226.58 ZMW5,217.38	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+569.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.07 ZMW2,833.97	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	??
Average			+273.4%

Lusaka vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	??

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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW22.49	$1.34 FCFA756	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW47.14	$0.89 FCFA504	-56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW84.61	$1.03 FCFA579	-72.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW96.36	??
Average			-30.3%

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pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Lusaka	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW435.83	$26.83 FCFA15,115	+41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW391.23	$35.77 FCFA20,153	+110.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+22.3%
Average			+31.9%

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