Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 83.8% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 98.6% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 52.8% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 87.8% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Kingston

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

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Kingston vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.18 JMD1,302.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.17 JMD186.64	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.72 JMD114.13	-16.0%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 98.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$3.75 JMD597.75	+999.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$5.70 JMD907.58	+234.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.54 JMD563.17	+72.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.86 JMD454.54	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$2.74 JMD436.40	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.76 JMD280.67	+82.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$3.33 JMD530.74	+187.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.38 JMD219.34	+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.47 JMD234.10	+103.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.20 JMD191.12	+66.1%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 52.8% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.42 JMD862.54	+11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	-55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+274.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+586.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 87.8% more for housing

	N'djamena	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$960.80 JMD153K	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+566.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+293.8%
Average			+87.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$361.00 JMD57,469.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,238.45 JMD1M

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.20 JMD350.73	+72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$5.31 JMD845.51	+522.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+862.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.69 JMD9,820.41
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.22 JMD2,104.37
Average			+306.0%

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	+81.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+20.5%
Average			+16.8%

N'djamena vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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