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Maseru vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 34.7% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Maseru
Housing: pay 66.8% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Maseru
Clothing: pay 66.5% more in Maseru

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

Maseru vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA4,998	$11.52 LSL194.11	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.07 LSL135.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.33 LSL22.32	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$0.79 LSL13.26	-12.0%
Average			+21.7%

N'djamena vs. Maseru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$0.74 LSL12.43	+106.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,000	$3.65 LSL61.55	+104.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,010	$3.99 LSL67.26	-72.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,200	$1.44 LSL24.26	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,814	$2.68 LSL45.16	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,247	$0.82 LSL13.76	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA567	$0.97 LSL16.41	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA680	$1.18 LSL19.82	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA650	$1.05 LSL17.62	-10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.68 LSL11.45	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.70 LSL11.78	-7.6%
Average			-1.0%

N'djamena vs. Maseru - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,399	$4.58 LSL77.07	+6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$28.81 LSL485.28	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	$20,166.39 LSL339,696.04	+63.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,249	$5.70 LSL96.09	+41.7%
Average			+11.0%

N'djamena vs. Maseru - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.8% less for housing

	N'djamena	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA249,921	$32.68 LSL550.40	-92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	$145.97 LSL2,458.75	-90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$73.94 LSL1,245.55	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			-66.8%

N'djamena vs. Maseru - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.99 LSL842.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,133.16 LSL19,087.68

N'djamena vs. Maseru - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA750	$2.02 LSL33.97	+50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.82 LSL30.73	+104.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA575	$4.90 LSL82.50	+376.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$22.09 LSL372.05
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+176.8%

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

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pay 66.5% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA14,995	$44.17 LSL744.10	+64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA19,994	$40.33 LSL679.39	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA24,992	$101.79 LSL1,714.66	+127.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$144.05 LSL2,426.40	+61.1%
Average			+66.5%

N'djamena vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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