Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 31.5% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$10.80 VEF107.76	+26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$11.00 VEF109.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.53 VEF15.23	+78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.32 VEF13.13	+54.3%
Average			+37.6%

N'djamena vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.27 VEF22.67	+565.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$5.08 VEF50.69	+197.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$10.26 VEF102.36	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.73 VEF47.13	+130.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$4.21 VEF41.95	+35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$3.29 VEF32.80	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.91 VEF9.08	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.99 VEF9.84	-15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.05 VEF10.45	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.02 VEF10.17	+41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.99 VEF9.88	+37.0%
Average			+52.6%

N'djamena vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$3.18 VEF31.72	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$30.00 VEF299.24	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+112.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$27.00 VEF269.31	+603.0%
Average			+1.2%

N'djamena vs. Caracas - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	N'djamena	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$37.99 VEF378.95	-91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+397.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$16.60 VEF165.55	-49.1%
Average			+0.8%

N'djamena vs. Caracas - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$160.00 VEF1,595.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.00 VEF19.95	+56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$3.63 VEF36.19	+325.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$4.58 VEF45.68	+366.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$66.50 VEF663.30
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.50 VEF64.83
Average			+190.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$76.58 VEF763.81	+199.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$50.89 VEF507.62	+49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+213.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+56.8%
Average			+116.4%

N'djamena vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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