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N'djamena vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 4.0 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 49.1% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 19.5 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 49.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Moscow	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.89 FCFA500	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.89 FCFA500	+46.2%
Average			-4.7%

Moscow vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$0.36 FCFA200	-57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+210.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.15 FCFA1,200	+27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.25 FCFA1,814	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+175.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$1.01 FCFA567	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.22 FCFA680	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.16 FCFA650	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.76 FCFA423	+77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.76 FCFA423	+123.7%
Average			+49.1%

Moscow vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.29 FCFA2,399	+51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+144.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-29.7%
Average			+24.8%

Moscow vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.5 times more for housing

	Moscow	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+5621.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	??
Average			+1851.7%

Moscow vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Moscow	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	??

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$1.34 FCFA750	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$0.89 FCFA500	-71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$1.03 FCFA575	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	??
Average			-68.4%

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pay 49.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-63.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-43.0%
Average			-49.1%

Moscow 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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