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Somalia

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 51.0% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+184.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.85 FCFA498	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.85 FCFA498	+65.2%
Average			+112.3%

Mogadishu vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$0.34 FCFA199	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$1.71 FCFA997	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+177.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.97 FCFA565	+113.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$1.16 FCFA678	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$1.11 FCFA648	+91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.72 FCFA422	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$0.72 FCFA422	-9.0%
Average			+11.1%

Mogadishu vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$4.85 FCFA2,829	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$85.35 FCFA49,830
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,778.47 FCFA7M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-28.9%
Average			+22.7%

Mogadishu vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$426.76 FCFA249K	+540.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+775.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-73.3%
Average			+122.8%

Mogadishu vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	??

Mogadishu vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.28 FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$0.85 FCFA498	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$0.98 FCFA573
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-57.3%

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

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$25.61 FCFA14,949	+82.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$34.14 FCFA19,932	+143.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+70.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+162.6%
Average			+111.5%

Mogadishu vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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