Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Sudan

Khartoum vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 29.8% cheaper than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% less in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Khartoum
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 74.5% less in Khartoum

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

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Khartoum vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.6% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$2.71 SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.51 SDG308.57	-39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.37 SDG222.64	-56.6%
Average			-66.6%

N'djamena vs. Khartoum - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.40 SDG842.10	+310.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	+75.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.45 SDG272.84	-53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.70 SDG423.87	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.74 SDG447.82	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.47 SDG280.14	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.35 SDG211.93	-51.2%
Average			-20.7%

N'djamena vs. Khartoum - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$5,000.00 SDG3M	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??
Average			-36.9%

N'djamena vs. Khartoum - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	-92.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$537.26 SDG323K	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$171.67 SDG103K	+101.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	+66.0%
Average			-21.0%

N'djamena vs. Khartoum - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$112.29 SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,702.37 SDG2M

N'djamena vs. Khartoum - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	+85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	+226.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	+84.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$8.00 SDG4,812.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.00 SDG2,406.00
Average			+132.5%

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

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pay 74.5% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	-74.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??
Average			-74.5%

N'djamena vs. Khartoum - Cost of clothing

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