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Damascus vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 25.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 37.3% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 69.6% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA4,998	$8.00 SYP104,016	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.00 SYP78,012
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.37 SYP17,769	+52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$0.82 SYP10,683	-8.1%
Average			+11.4%

N'djamena vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.3% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$0.50 SYP6,447	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,000	$1.61 SYP20,885	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,010	$3.76 SYP48,876	-73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,200	$1.91 SYP24,801	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,814	$3.25 SYP42,227	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,247	$0.45 SYP5,857	-79.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA567	$0.76 SYP9,879	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA680	$0.49 SYP6,389	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA650	$0.34 SYP4,423	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.32 SYP4,162	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.30 SYP3,890	-60.5%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 69.6% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,399	$15.62 SYP203,114	+263.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$17.00 SYP221,034	-81.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,249	$7.00 SYP91,014	+73.9%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	N'djamena	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA249,921	$55.00 SYP715,110	-87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	+97.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$110.88 SYP1,441,692
Average			-24.8%

N'djamena vs. Damascus - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.17 SYP639,265
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA750	$1.60 SYP20,803	+19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.93 SYP25,137	+116.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA575	$3.00 SYP39,006	+191.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$16.25 SYP211,282
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.00 SYP39,006
Average			+109.1%

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA14,995	$44.25 SYP575,338	+64.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA19,994	$41.25 SYP536,332	+15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA24,992	$57.50 SYP747,615	+28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-10.6%
Average			+24.6%

N'djamena vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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