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Rome vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 3.2 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Rome
Housing: pay 53.6% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Rome
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Rome

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

Rome vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,801	$16.08 €14.40	+96.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,519	$10.72 €9.60	+150.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA530	$2.23 €2.00	+147.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA398	$1.12 €1.01	+66.0%
Average			+115.2%

N'djamena vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA192	$1.78 €1.60	+445.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA960	$7.00 €6.27	+328.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,482	$6.20 €5.55	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,272	$3.76 €3.37	+73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,742	$4.89 €4.38	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$1.07 €0.96	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA458	$0.92 €0.83	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,016	$0.89 €0.80	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA624	$1.09 €0.98	+2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA406	$0.73 €0.65	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA406	$0.78 €0.70	+13.4%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,304	$7.15 €6.40	+82.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA48,009	$37.51 €33.61	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,625,263	$26,794.08 €24,004.57	+137.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,160	$17.15 €15.36	+366.5%
Average			+133.1%

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pay 53.6% more for housing

	N'djamena	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA112,021	$29.46 €26.39	-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA814,700	$1,180.31 €1,057.43	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA105,620	$763.10 €683.65	+324.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA110,139	$167.26 €149.85	-10.8%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,124	$508.83 €455.86	+1315.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA960,183	$10,490.67 €9,398.50	+542.1%
Average			+928.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA720	$5.36 €4.80	+337.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.53 €1.37
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA552	$6.43 €5.76	+584.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA76,815	$58.31 €52.24	-55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,881	$10.72 €9.60	+118.7%
Average			+246.3%

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,204	$65.43 €58.62	+100.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,007	$30.74 €27.54	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA31,206	$77.17 €69.13	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA62,412	$102.32 €91.67	-3.7%
Average			+23.0%

N'djamena vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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