Cost of living comparison

Chad

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 25.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 16.0% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 87.1% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 41.9% more in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.41 ZAR89.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.85 ZAR14.04	-0.3%
Average			+7.3%

N'djamena vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+223.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$4.18 ZAR68.94	+144.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-25.0%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 87.1% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+108.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+200.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+70.5%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+374.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+253.9%
Average			+17.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,821.75 ZAR129K

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+99.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+164.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+231.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.49 ZAR519.46
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.21 ZAR118.93
Average			+146.9%

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pay 41.9% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+107.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+115.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-2.9%
Average			+41.9%

N'djamena vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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