Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Nepal

Kathmandu vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 46.7% cheaper than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 48.7% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 63.0% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kathmandu. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Kathmandu.

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Kathmandu vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA5,023	$1.94 NPR291.73	-77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.75 NPR1,166.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.52 NPR77.87	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.14 NPR21.74	-83.1%
Average			-74.8%

N'djamena vs. Kathmandu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.7% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA201	$0.59 NPR89.34	+73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,005	$3.64 NPR547.81	+113.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,049	$2.79 NPR419.21	-79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,205	$1.69 NPR253.56	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,823	$1.40 NPR211.14	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,253	$0.91 NPR136.48	-57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA570	$0.53 NPR79.40	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA684	$0.63 NPR95.39	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA653	$0.25 NPR38.04	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.18 NPR26.88	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.23 NPR35.01	-67.8%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,852	$5.12 NPR770.31	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$9.69 NPR1,458.66	-88.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$29,079.65 NPR4M	+146.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,260	$11.08 NPR1,667.73	+188.5%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 63.0% less for housing

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA251K	$8.95 NPR1,346.45	-97.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA1M	$219.17 NPR32,981.82	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$101.02 NPR15,202.43	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,205	$23.92 NPR3,599.84	-26.7%
Average			-63.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$65.27 NPR9,821.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,431.44 NPR817K

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA753	$3.09 NPR464.34	+141.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA502	$1.51 NPR227.91	+77.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA578	$2.46 NPR369.53	+150.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$21.54 NPR3,241.46
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.91 NPR437.60
Average			+114.8%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA15,069	$24.97 NPR3,757.14	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA20,091	$26.44 NPR3,978.15	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA25,114	$62.68 NPR9,432.64	+46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$28.43 NPR4,278.72	-66.7%
Average			-22.0%

N'djamena vs. Kathmandu - Cost of clothing

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