Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 23.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 43.3% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 98.6% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$11.22 MDL201.58	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.70 MDL156.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.21 MDL21.71	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.89 MDL16.00	+4.3%
Average			+28.3%

N'djamena vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$0.71 MDL12.77	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$4.89 MDL87.82	+186.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$4.73 MDL85.03	-65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.79 MDL50.06	+36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.36 MDL42.34	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$0.44 MDL7.87	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.87 MDL15.68	-9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.94 MDL16.87	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.01 MDL18.06	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.31 MDL5.61	-56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.25 MDL4.42	-66.0%
Average			-24.9%

N'djamena vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$6.44 MDL115.64	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$13.52 MDL242.90	-84.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+150.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$4.94 MDL88.69	+28.5%
Average			-5.9%

N'djamena vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.3% more for housing

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$10.59 MDL190.33	-97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+410.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+469.5%
Average			+43.3%

N'djamena vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$434.06 MDL7,798.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,841.67 MDL105K

N'djamena vs. Chisinau - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.24 MDL40.32	+75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.16 MDL38.87	+153.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$3.42 MDL61.48	+248.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 MDL748.71
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.41 MDL151.18
Average			+133.1%

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

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pay 98.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+211.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$47.07 MDL845.61	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+167.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+35.4%
Average			+98.6%

N'djamena vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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