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Lesotho

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 69.9% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Maseru	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.85 FCFA498	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.85 FCFA498	+1.5%
Average			-6.7%

Maseru vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Maseru	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.34 FCFA199	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$1.71 FCFA997	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+212.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+150.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.97 FCFA565	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$1.16 FCFA678	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.11 FCFA648	+1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.72 FCFA422	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.72 FCFA422	-0.9%
Average			+7.8%

Maseru vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Maseru	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$4.85 FCFA2,829	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+184.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-36.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Maseru	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$426.76 FCFA249K	+1014.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+1732.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$32.63 FCFA19,053
Average			+454.2%

Maseru vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Maseru	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	??

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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.28 FCFA747	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$0.85 FCFA498	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$0.98 FCFA573	-80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-55.4%

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

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Maseru	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-59.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-43.2%
Average			-46.9%

Maseru vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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