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Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 55.1% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 61.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 18.0% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,009	$5.37 F CFA3,006	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.05 F CFA4,508
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA501	$0.83 F CFA468	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA501	$0.58 F CFA326	-35.0%
Average			-27.2%

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.9% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$0.95 F CFA531	+164.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,002	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+400.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,027	$10.61 F CFA5,942	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,202	$3.05 F CFA1,706	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,818	$9.74 F CFA5,453	+200.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,250	$2.03 F CFA1,136	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA568	$0.63 F CFA354	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA682	$0.45 F CFA254	-62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA651	$1.11 F CFA624	-4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA424	$1.01 F CFA566	+33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA424	$0.61 F CFA342	-19.3%
Average			+61.9%

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,404	$5.76 F CFA3,224	+34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,093	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,912,848	$38,457.72 F CFA21,540,035	+211.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,254	$14.85 F CFA8,315	+268.9%
Average			+171.5%

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.0% more for housing

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA250,466	$50.62 F CFA28,353	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA850,064	$447.18 F CFA250,466	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,093	$280.23 F CFA156,958	+213.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$97.57 F CFA54,651
Average			+18.0%

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$134.15 F CFA75,140
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,731.14 F CFA9,931,152

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA751	$1.07 F CFA601	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA501	$1.79 F CFA1,002	+100.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA576	$1.79 F CFA1,002	+73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.61 F CFA35,065
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.94 F CFA5,009
Average			+51.3%

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

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	N'djamena	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,028	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,037	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,047	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,093	??

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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