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Chad

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 83.7% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 69.3% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$15.00 UYU604.72	+75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$14.46 UYU583.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.70 UYU108.81	+216.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.05 UYU82.66	+140.2%
Average			+101.8%

N'djamena vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.84 UYU114.69	+733.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$7.03 UYU283.55	+312.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$5.10 UYU205.48	-62.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.57 UYU184.15	+123.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$5.46 UYU220.10	+76.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.28 UYU51.67	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.27 UYU51.03	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.80 UYU32.15	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.44 UYU58.00	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.92 UYU37.22	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.96 UYU38.73	+32.9%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$8.25 UYU332.50	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	-12.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+129.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$5.27 UYU212.50	+37.2%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 69.3% more for housing

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+583.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+343.6%
Average			+69.3%

N'djamena vs. Montevideo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$626.83 UYU25,270.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,986.11 UYU443K

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$4.92 UYU198.53	+284.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$4.59 UYU184.84	+437.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$5.49 UYU221.15	+458.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$54.39 UYU2,192.54
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.22 UYU492.55
Average			+373.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+301.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+191.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+52.6%
Average			+133.3%

N'djamena vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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