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Abuja vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 84.7% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 71.1% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.2% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,059	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.64 NGN6,713.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA506	$0.66 NGN957.79	-26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA506	$0.43 NGN624.37	-51.8%
Average			-51.2%

N'djamena vs. Abuja - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	+221.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,012	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	+65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,107	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,214	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	-32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,836	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,262	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA574	$0.65 NGN947.61	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA688	$0.56 NGN806.37	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA658	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA428	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	+57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA428	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	+30.4%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 71.1% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,428	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,590	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	+111.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,277	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	+130.7%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA252,949	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	+1194.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$35.51 NGN51,386.82
Average			+389.1%

N'djamena vs. Abuja - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$133.90 NGN193,782.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA759	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA506	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	+155.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA582	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	+94.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.84 NGN64,885.38
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.35 NGN12,088.18
Average			+76.2%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,177	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,236	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,295	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	-4.3%
Average			+10.3%

N'djamena vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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