Cost of living comparison

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Paris vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 4.9 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants
pay 3.5 times more in Paris
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Paris
Transportation
pay 3.2 times more in Paris
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Paris
Childcare
pay 15.4 times more in Paris
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.9 times more in Paris
Clothing
pay 86.0% more in Paris

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

Paris vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

 
N'djamena
Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,189
$16.08
€15.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,723
$12.86
€12.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA573
$4.09
€3.96

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
N'djamena
Paris
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA208
$2.01
€1.94
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA1,038
$11.23
€10.87
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA7,005
$5.41
€5.23

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

 
N'djamena
Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,490
$7.65
€7.41
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA51,886
$92.60
€89.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA7,160,306
$32,688.77
€31,650.64

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
N'djamena
Paris
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$190.62
FCFA121,068
$33.65
€32.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA880,494
$1,367.25
€1,323.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA114,150
$1,057.37
€1,023.79

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pay 15.4 times more for childcare

 
N'djamena
Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $35.95
FCFA22,830
$756.26
€732.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA1,037,725
$15,942.48
€15,436.18

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
N'djamena
Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
FCFA778
$7.50
€7.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.31
€4.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA597
$13.40
€12.97

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

 
N'djamena
Paris
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.68
FCFA20,755
$103.81
€100.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA38,915
$46.57
€45.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA33,726
$111.54
€108.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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