Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 21.6% cheaper than Monaco.

Restaurants: pay 75.9% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.2% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 78.9% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.9% less for restaurants

	Monaco	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €19.90	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.97 €10.20	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.96 €5.08	$0.89 FCFA500	-85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 €3.98	$0.89 FCFA500	-80.9%
Average			-75.9%

Monaco vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Monaco	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$4.30 €3.66	$0.36 FCFA200	-91.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.76 €7.46	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-79.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.00 €5.96	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+104.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.58 €4.76	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.84 €6.68	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+84.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.35	$1.01 FCFA567	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.09	$1.22 FCFA680	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 €1.85	$1.16 FCFA650	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.41	$0.76 FCFA423	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.13	$0.76 FCFA423	-42.7%
Average			-26.1%

Monaco vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Monaco	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.31 €7.94	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.70 €21.89	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+248.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,430.87 €42,967.40	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-75.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.19 €18.91	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-81.9%
Average			+9.2%

Monaco vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Monaco	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.58 €56.72	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+571.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$9,978.85 €8,502.04	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$8,467.92 €7,214.72	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.14 €218.24	??
Average			+129.3%

Monaco vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Monaco	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,277.58 €1,940.51	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$46,573.59 €39,680.97	??

Monaco vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 87.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.93 €8.46	$1.34 FCFA750	-86.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.02 €4.28	$0.89 FCFA500	-82.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.44	$1.03 FCFA575	-93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$562.09 €478.91	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €11.94	??
Average			-87.2%

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

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pay 78.9% less for clothing

	Monaco	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$190.09 €161.96	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-85.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.05 €79.28	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-61.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$238.56 €203.26	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-81.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$682.11 €581.16	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-86.9%
Average			-78.9%

Monaco vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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