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Chad

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Bucharest vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 39.8% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 98.0% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 39.3% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 66.3% more in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.0% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$14.64 RON69.25	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.32 RON34.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.42 RON11.44	+183.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.25 RON10.65	+163.8%
Average			+98.0%

N'djamena vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.32 RON6.24	+286.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$4.36 RON20.63	+155.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$6.22 RON29.40	-54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.67 RON17.35	+79.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$3.05 RON14.45	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$0.57 RON2.70	-73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.72 RON3.43	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.69 RON3.25	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.15 RON5.42	+3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.36 RON1.73	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.34 RON1.62	-52.6%
Average			-12.4%

N'djamena vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$7.45 RON35.25	+53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$20.91 RON98.93	-75.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+142.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$5.65 RON26.71	+47.0%
Average			+10.8%

N'djamena vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.3% more for housing

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$9.27 RON43.83	-97.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$677.15 RON3,203.34	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+428.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$147.83 RON699.33	+353.0%
Average			+39.3%

N'djamena vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$627.11 RON2,966.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$3.76 RON17.81	+194.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$3.51 RON16.59	+310.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$6.43 RON30.42	+555.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$49.22 RON232.83
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.37 RON39.57
Average			+294.5%

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pay 66.3% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$88.76 RON419.90	+246.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$38.43 RON181.80	+12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$77.83 RON368.20	+82.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$91.69 RON433.74	+7.4%
Average			+66.3%

N'djamena vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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