Cost of living comparison

Chad

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North Korea

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

P'yongyang is 41.0% cheaper than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in P'yongyang
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in P'yongyang
Housing: pay 76.5% less in P'yongyang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in P'yongyang

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

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P'yongyang vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$4.81 KPW4,327	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$21.26 KPW19,136
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.21 KPW1,985	+158.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.28 KPW1,153	+50.1%
Average			-17.2%

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.30 KPW2,071	+574.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$3.55 KPW3,195	-74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.00 KPW1,798	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	??
Average			+19.5%

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	??
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??

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pay 76.5% less for housing

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$89.58 KPW80,621	-94.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$89.58 KPW80,621	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	??
Average			-76.5%

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$13.44 KPW12,093	+949.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.12 KPW1,008	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$75.02 KPW67,520
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+271.1%

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of clothing

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