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Chad

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Togo

Lome vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 56.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 46.4% more in Lome
Housing: pay 14.4% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Lome
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,030	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.82 F CFA3,275
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA503	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+286.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA503	$1.10 F CFA620	+23.3%
Average			+79.4%

N'djamena vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA201	$1.31 F CFA738	+266.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,006	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+300.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,061	$9.37 F CFA5,268	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,207	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,825	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,255	$1.22 F CFA684	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA570	$0.68 F CFA380	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA684	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA654	$1.15 F CFA646	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA426	$0.81 F CFA456	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA426	$0.65 F CFA365	-14.3%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 46.4% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,414	$4.66 F CFA2,622	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,300	$53.66 F CFA30,180	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,264	$12.12 F CFA6,816	+201.1%
Average			+46.4%

N'djamena vs. Lome - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.4% less for housing

	N'djamena	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA251K	$44.72 F CFA25,150	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA854K	$330.92 F CFA186K	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,300	$201.23 F CFA113K	+125.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$116.41 F CFA65,473
Average			-14.4%

N'djamena vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,577.46 F CFA2M

N'djamena vs. Lome - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA754	$0.89 F CFA503	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA503	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+553.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA578	$1.43 F CFA805	+39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$50.68 F CFA28,503
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.47 F CFA2,515
Average			+186.4%

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

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,090	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,120	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,150	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,300	$96.59 F CFA54,324	+8.0%
Average			-6.8%

N'djamena vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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