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Iceland vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 3.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,640	$19.40 ISK2,418	+137.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,435	$16.94 ISK2,112	+295.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA512	$2.81 ISK350	+211.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA384	$2.02 ISK252	+198.9%
Average			+210.8%

N'djamena vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA186	$2.95 ISK368	+804.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA928	$7.27 ISK906	+344.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,264	$6.01 ISK749	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,229	$5.42 ISK675	+150.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,684	$8.51 ISK1,060	+187.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,263	$1.22 ISK153	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA443	$1.03 ISK128	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA982	$1.17 ISK146	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA603	$1.87 ISK234	+76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA393	$1.23 ISK154	+78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA393	$0.78 ISK98	+13.4%
Average			+142.1%

N'djamena vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,227	$8.36 ISK1,042	+113.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA46,399	$71.28 ISK8,885	-12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,403,017	$40,660.66 ISK5,068,351	+260.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,088	$22.04 ISK2,747	+499.4%
Average			+215.2%

N'djamena vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA108,264	$72.17 ISK8,997	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA787,371	$1,838.04 ISK229,111	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA102,077	$1,497.77 ISK186,697	+733.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA106,444	$58.01 ISK7,231	-69.0%
Average			+158.7%

N'djamena vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,415	$258.16 ISK32,180	+618.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA927,973	$5,993.99 ISK747,151	+266.9%
Average			+442.6%

N'djamena vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA696	$9.19 ISK1,145	+649.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$4.65 ISK579
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA534	$11.76 ISK1,465	+1151.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA74,238	$61.46 ISK7,661	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,784	$14.35 ISK1,789	+192.7%
Average			+485.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,559	$111.23 ISK13,865	+240.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA34,799	$59.69 ISK7,440	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,159	$148.00 ISK18,448	+178.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA60,318	$184.49 ISK22,997	+73.7%
Average			+122.5%

N'djamena vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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