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Chad

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 28.1% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Praia
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Praia
Clothing: pay 31.4% more in Praia

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

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Praia vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$5.03 CVE493.26	-41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.10 CVE696.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.56 CVE152.99	+82.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.17 CVE114.79	+37.1%
Average			-20.1%

N'djamena vs. Praia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.08 CVE203.99	+509.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+657.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$5.13 CVE503.55	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.32 CVE227.26	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.07 CVE203.01	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$2.30 CVE225.26	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.38 CVE135.34	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.86 CVE181.96	+59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.93 CVE189.47	+74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.69 CVE67.67	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.64 CVE63.16	-10.9%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.96 CVE584.36	+22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	-65.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+145.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	+202.2%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	N'djamena	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	+236.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+324.7%
Average			+17.5%

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	??	$126.75 CVE12,432.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,082.45 CVE302K

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.53 CVE248.64	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.60 CVE255.49	+205.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$5.27 CVE517.18	+437.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.69 CVE3,108.04
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.58 CVE547.01
Average			+187.4%

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+142.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	+54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	+6.9%
Average			+31.4%

N'djamena vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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