Cost of living comparison

compared to

Austria vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 3.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Austria
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Austria
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Austria
Childcare: pay 10.4 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Austria
Clothing: pay 52.5% more in Austria

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

Austria vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,763	$15.38 €13.67	+88.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,500	$10.63 €9.45	+147.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA526	$3.11 €2.77	+245.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA394	$2.40 €2.13	+254.8%
Average			+184.0%

N'djamena vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA191	$2.51 €2.23	+667.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA953	$8.15 €7.24	+398.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,431	$5.62 €4.99	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,262	$4.05 €3.60	+86.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,728	$6.06 €5.39	+104.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,296	$1.15 €1.02	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA455	$0.97 €0.86	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,008	$1.36 €1.21	-21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA619	$1.88 €1.67	+77.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA403	$0.87 €0.77	+25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA403	$0.80 €0.71	+16.0%
Average			+116.6%

N'djamena vs. Austria - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,286	$6.30 €5.60	+60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,632	$48.89 €43.45	-40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,573,189	$26,790.93 €23,813.11	+137.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,143	$20.20 €17.96	+449.5%
Average			+151.9%

N'djamena vs. Austria - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.6% more for housing

	N'djamena	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA111,141	$36.05 €32.04	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA808,297	$834.31 €741.58	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA104,790	$704.76 €626.43	+292.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA109,273	$275.88 €245.22	+47.2%
Average			+54.6%

N'djamena vs. Austria - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.4 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,958	$436.40 €387.90	+1114.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA952,636	$14,173.71 €12,598.30	+767.5%
Average			+940.8%

N'djamena vs. Austria - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA714	$4.65 €4.13	+279.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.63 €3.22
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA548	$6.56 €5.83	+597.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA76,211	$45.89 €40.79	-64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,858	$12.58 €11.18	+156.6%
Average			+242.2%

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

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 52.5% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,053	$85.11 €75.65	+160.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,724	$43.90 €39.02	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,961	$88.16 €78.36	+66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,921	$118.74 €105.54	+11.8%
Average			+52.5%

N'djamena vs. Austria - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: May 2025

More cost comparisons

N'djamena vs.

Phnom Penh

N'djamena vs.

Moscow

N'djamena vs.

Ottawa

N'djamena vs.

Warsaw

N'djamena vs.

Hanoi

N'djamena vs.

Manila

N'djamena vs.

Kiev

N'djamena vs.

Quito

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Chad vs. Austria. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Chad and Austria.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for N'djamena

Add prices for Austria

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Austria or N'djamena. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.