Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Doha vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 80.5% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Doha
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 71.9% more in Doha

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

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Doha vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA5,023	$9.61 QAR35.18	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.23 QAR30.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.94 QAR3.45	+10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.42 QAR1.53	-51.1%
Average			-1.3%

N'djamena vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA201	$1.39 QAR5.08	+306.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,005	$5.62 QAR20.59	+229.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,049	$7.97 QAR29.21	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,205	$3.41 QAR12.50	+66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,823	$3.56 QAR13.02	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,253	$1.01 QAR3.71	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA570	$0.82 QAR3.02	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA684	$0.70 QAR2.57	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA653	$0.56 QAR2.04	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.44 QAR1.60	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.45 QAR1.63	-38.4%
Average			-3.4%

N'djamena vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,852	$2.14 QAR7.82	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$27.44 QAR100.52	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+137.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,260	$18.39 QAR67.35	+378.7%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA251K	$86.45 QAR316.63	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA1M	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	+1280.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,205	$65.24 QAR238.97	+99.9%
Average			+205.4%

N'djamena vs. Doha - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$670.94 QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22

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pay 7.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA753	$12.21 QAR44.73	+853.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA502	$5.87 QAR21.50	+587.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA578	$6.45 QAR23.62	+557.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$125.60 QAR460.06
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.35 QAR45.23
Average			+676.7%

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

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pay 71.9% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA15,069	$60.60 QAR221.98	+136.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA20,091	$53.93 QAR197.52	+58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA25,114	$99.54 QAR364.61	+133.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$85.38 QAR312.72
Average			+71.9%

N'djamena vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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