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Praia vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 99.7% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 91.1% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 87.9% more in Praia
Housing: pay 13.9% more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Praia
Clothing: pay 87.8% more in Praia

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

Praia vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.1% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA4,998	$5.29 CVE497.23	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.93 CVE651.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$3.26 CVE307.03	+264.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.33 CVE125.54	+49.2%
Average			+91.1%

N'djamena vs. Praia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$2.19 CVE205.59	+510.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,000	$13.59 CVE1,278.50	+659.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,010	$5.38 CVE505.86	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,200	$2.37 CVE223.00	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,814	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,247	$2.41 CVE227.01	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA567	$1.45 CVE136.39	+43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA680	$1.76 CVE165.18	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA650	$2.80 CVE263.68	+141.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.68 CVE63.65	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.72 CVE68.19	-4.3%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 87.9% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,399	$6.26 CVE588.48	+45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$29.37 CVE2,762.38	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	+146.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,249	$13.16 CVE1,237.87	+227.0%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 13.9% more for housing

	N'djamena	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA249,921	$54.34 CVE5,111.52	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	$479.44 CVE45,101.62	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$266.36 CVE25,056.46	+197.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$145.64 CVE13,699.99
Average			+13.9%

N'djamena vs. Praia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$147.65 CVE13,889.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,238.92 CVE304,686.49

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA750	$2.72 CVE255.58	+102.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.63 CVE153.48	+82.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA575	$4.79 CVE451.02	+366.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.96 CVE3,006.77
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.86 CVE551.24
Average			+183.7%

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pay 87.8% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA14,995	$88.10 CVE8,287.15	+228.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA19,994	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA24,992	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	+90.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$127.85 CVE12,027.10	+43.0%
Average			+87.8%

N'djamena vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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