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Chad

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Maldives

Male vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Male is 57.2% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Male
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Male
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Male
Housing: pay 96.1% more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Male

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

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Male vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$6.00 MVR92.74	-29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$9.73 MVR150.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.63 MVR25.12	+90.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.30 MVR4.59	-65.2%
Average			-26.4%

N'djamena vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA200	$1.65 MVR25.57	+384.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$5.34 MVR82.43	+212.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,011	$7.69 MVR118.80	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,200	$1.92 MVR29.70	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,814	$2.77 MVR42.73	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,247	$1.80 MVR27.83	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA567	$1.39 MVR21.40	+43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA680	$1.85 MVR28.65	+59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA650	$1.22 MVR18.84	+9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$0.93 MVR14.40	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$0.86 MVR13.30	+19.1%
Average			+33.1%

N'djamena vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,839	$3.81 MVR58.81	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,990	$30.82 MVR476.23	-63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+175.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,250	$17.52 MVR270.70	+356.2%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 96.1% more for housing

	N'djamena	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA250K	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA1000K	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,990	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+720.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,114	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	+178.8%
Average			+96.1%

N'djamena vs. Male - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$184.98 MVR2,857.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA750	$4.87 MVR75.19	+280.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA500	$3.55 MVR54.84	+315.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA575	$14.93 MVR230.60	+1420.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$70.81 MVR1,093.98
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.73 MVR150.39
Average			+420.0%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,997	$39.51 MVR610.48	+54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$49.64 MVR766.88	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,995	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	+104.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,990	$52.52 MVR811.39	-38.5%
Average			+29.6%

N'djamena vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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