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N'djamena vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 28.2% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.9% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.4% less for restaurants

	Madrid	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.42	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.67	$0.89 FCFA500	-71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.87	$0.89 FCFA500	-59.2%
Average			-60.4%

Madrid vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Madrid	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.46	$0.36 FCFA200	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.17	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.93	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+211.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.86	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.45	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.00	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+89.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.87	$1.01 FCFA567	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.02	$1.22 FCFA680	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.07	$1.16 FCFA650	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.76 FCFA423	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.86	$0.76 FCFA423	-25.0%
Average			+3.5%

Madrid vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Madrid	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.03	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.06	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+95.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €32,837.78	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €13.83	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-75.2%
Average			-21.9%

Madrid vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Madrid	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.43	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+1194.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,312.93	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €953.24	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €131.02	??
Average			+367.1%

Madrid vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Madrid	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €573.57	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,178.11	??

Madrid vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.83	$1.34 FCFA750	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.73	$0.89 FCFA500	-72.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €5.97	$1.03 FCFA575	-85.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €43.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	??
Average			-75.9%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Madrid	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €84.25	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-72.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.16	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €91.58	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €106.87	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-28.7%
Average			-43.3%

Madrid vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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