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Chad

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Asmara vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 3.8% cheaper than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 95.8% more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Asmara

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

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Asmara vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.8% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$21.00 ERN315.00	+146.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.99 ERN89.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.00 ERN15.00	+17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.00 ERN15.00	+17.2%
Average			+95.8%

N'djamena vs. Asmara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$1.50 ERN22.50	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$6.06 ERN90.85	-55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.38 ERN65.70	+113.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$12.17 ERN182.57	+293.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$5.54 ERN83.16	+160.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.58 ERN8.69	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.91 ERN13.61	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.53 ERN7.94	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.82 ERN12.25	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.42 ERN6.35	-41.4%
Average			+2.3%

N'djamena vs. Asmara - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$9.46 ERN141.95	+95.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$8.00 ERN120.00	-90.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+466.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??
Average			+19.8%

N'djamena vs. Asmara - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	N'djamena	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+134.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$19.12 ERN286.76	-41.4%
Average			-42.1%

N'djamena vs. Asmara - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$25.00 ERN375.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$0.60 ERN9.00	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.80 ERN12.00	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.00 ERN405.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.20 ERN18.00
Average			-33.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+427.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+251.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+368.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+75.7%
Average			+251.5%

N'djamena vs. Asmara - Cost of clothing

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