Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 77.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 70.6% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in Georgetown

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

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Georgetown vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.2% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+110.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$9.37 GYD1,960.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.24 GYD260.07	+45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.63 GYD132.54	-25.8%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.09 GYD436.70	+511.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+352.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.08 GYD854.23	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$3.19 GYD668.32	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$3.64 GYD761.80	+71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.80 GYD375.97	+85.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.81 GYD378.61	+55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$3.20 GYD669.94	+188.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.09 GYD228.28	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.38 GYD289.56	+91.5%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$3.96 GYD828.60	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+131.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+510.0%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 70.6% more for housing

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$960.21 GYD201K	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$519.95 GYD109K	+509.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+182.3%
Average			+70.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,026.67 GYD215K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,738.24 GYD4M

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$1.91 GYD400.11	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+586.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$3.35 GYD700.19	+241.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.25 GYD8,002.20
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.22 GYD1,300.36
Average			+224.2%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+216.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-0.6%
Average			+54.6%

N'djamena vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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