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Chad

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Oranjestad vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 67.8% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 80.9% more in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$22.00 AWG39.63	+157.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.27 AWG18.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.44 AWG2.60	+69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.63 AWG2.93	+90.8%
Average			+130.7%

N'djamena vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.8% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.97 AWG5.35	+769.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$6.25 AWG11.26	+266.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$7.04 AWG12.69	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$5.33 AWG9.60	+160.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$4.23 AWG7.62	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$2.10 AWG3.78	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.02 AWG1.84	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$2.27 AWG4.09	+95.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.59 AWG2.86	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.01 AWG1.82	+39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.91 AWG1.63	+25.5%
Average			+67.8%

N'djamena vs. Oranjestad - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$7.63 AWG13.75	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$30.00 AWG54.04	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+121.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$48.03 AWG86.51	+1150.5%
Average			+47.5%

N'djamena vs. Oranjestad - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$105.51 AWG190.04	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+1013.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$194.00 AWG349.45	+494.5%
Average			+150.9%

N'djamena vs. Oranjestad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$250.00 AWG450.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$3.00 AWG5.40	+134.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$4.31 AWG7.77	+405.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$10.00 AWG18.01	+918.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.22 AWG112.08
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.94 AWG21.50
Average			+327.5%

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

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pay 80.9% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$60.00 AWG108.08	+134.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$50.71 AWG91.34	+48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$108.81 AWG196.00	+155.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$102.90 AWG185.35	+20.6%
Average			+80.9%

N'djamena vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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