Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Colombia

Bogota vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 38.6% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 27.0% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.19 COP32,345.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+57.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+1.7%
Average			+0.3%

N'djamena vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+609.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+130.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-13.5%
Average			+11.4%

N'djamena vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$49.41 COP157K	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$23,161.08 COP74M	+96.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+442.7%
Average			+27.0%

N'djamena vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	N'djamena	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$779.14 COP2M	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$440.22 COP1M	+415.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$93.36 COP296K	+186.1%
Average			+44.3%

N'djamena vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$463.22 COP1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,195.93 COP26M

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+195.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+340.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.42 COP106K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.72 COP24,504.06
Average			+148.2%

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

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$82.94 COP263K	+223.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$47.35 COP150K	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$141.13 COP448K	+230.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$104.65 COP332K	+22.6%
Average			+106.6%

N'djamena vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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