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Castries vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 2.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Castries
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in Castries
Housing: pay 63.3% more in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1 times more in Castries
Clothing: pay 99.8% more in Castries

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

Castries vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,038	$7.40 EC$20.00	-17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.40 EC$20.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.94 EC$5.25	+117.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.97 EC$2.63	+8.6%
Average			+36.2%

N'djamena vs. Castries - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.67 EC$4.52	+367.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,008	$5.61 EC$15.17	+213.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,074	$8.09 EC$21.87	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,209	$4.25 EC$11.47	+97.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,828	$4.41 EC$11.93	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,257	$3.43 EC$9.27	+53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA571	$0.75 EC$2.04	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA686	$2.86 EC$7.72	+134.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA655	$4.17 EC$11.27	+258.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$1.54 EC$4.17	+103.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.78 EC$2.12	+3.6%
Average			+109.1%

N'djamena vs. Castries - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,418	$5.85 EC$15.82	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,383	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+132.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,267	??
Average			+84.3%

N'djamena vs. Castries - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.3% more for housing

	N'djamena	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$43.66 EC$118.00	-90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	+341.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$81.35 EC$219.85
Average			+63.3%

N'djamena vs. Castries - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$198.89 EC$537.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

N'djamena vs. Castries - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA756	$2.78 EC$7.50	+106.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA504	$3.70 EC$10.00	+313.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA579	$9.25 EC$25.00	+799.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$42.55 EC$115.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.66 EC$18.00
Average			+406.7%

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pay 99.8% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,115	$78.94 EC$213.33	+194.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,153	$52.42 EC$141.67	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$104.84 EC$283.33	+134.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$111.01 EC$300.00	+24.1%
Average			+99.8%

N'djamena vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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