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Nairobi vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 59.8% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 85.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 36.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,909	$3.85 KES498.82	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,576	$6.17 KES798.11	+43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA542	$0.66 KES85.79	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA406	$0.53 KES68.93	-21.3%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA196	$0.56 KES72.25	+70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA982	$5.59 KES723.60	+242.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,628	$3.35 KES433.86	-69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,301	$1.70 KES220.41	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,781	$2.71 KES350.75	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,336	$1.26 KES163.59	-43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA468	$0.50 KES64.68	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,039	$0.87 KES113.11	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA638	$0.46 KES59.17	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA416	$0.48 KES62.46	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA416	$0.56 KES72.01	-19.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 85.9% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,356	$6.17 KES799.28	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA49,089	$30.83 KES3,990.54	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,774,299	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	+70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,209	$13.87 KES1,795.74	+277.3%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 61.0% less for housing

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA114,541	$39.39 KES5,099.38	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA833,027	$428.53 KES55,472.96	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA107,996	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA112,616	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-88.1%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,599	$166.67 KES21,576.04	+363.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA981,783	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	+390.1%
Average			+376.9%

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pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA736	$2.31 KES299.29	+88.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.24 KES290.08
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA565	$3.08 KES399.05	+228.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA78,543	$44.12 KES5,710.95	-66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,945	$6.17 KES798.11	+25.8%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 36.3% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,636	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,817	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA31,908	$61.84 KES8,004.83	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA63,816	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-50.6%
Average			-36.3%

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