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Russia vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 34.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Russia
Housing: pay 22.2% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Russia
Clothing: pay 73.6% more in Russia

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation in Russia are more expensive than in N'djamena. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Russia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Russia.

Russia vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,009	$9.65 RUB779.02	+7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.53 RUB446.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA501	$1.06 RUB85.18	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA501	$0.51 RUB41.37	-42.7%
Average			-5.6%

N'djamena vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$0.63 RUB50.87	+76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,002	$5.02 RUB405.31	+180.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,027	$4.22 RUB340.65	-70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,202	$1.60 RUB129.02	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,818	$2.20 RUB177.56	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,250	$0.79 RUB63.70	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA568	$0.80 RUB64.71	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA682	$0.93 RUB75.05	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA651	$1.25 RUB101.23	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA424	$0.38 RUB30.61	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA424	$0.30 RUB24.46	-60.0%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,404	$2.69 RUB217.37	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,093	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	-75.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,912,848	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	+155.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,254	$4.94 RUB399.03	+22.9%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 22.2% more for housing

	N'djamena	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA250,466	$7.57 RUB610.80	-98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA850,064	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,093	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	+236.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.77 RUB6,678.93
Average			+22.2%

N'djamena vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$300.70 RUB24,265.18
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA751	$1.70 RUB137.13	+26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA501	$2.17 RUB174.94	+142.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA576	$2.68 RUB216.49	+160.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$35.84 RUB2,892.37
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.13 RUB413.59
Average			+110.0%

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pay 73.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,028	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	+133.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,037	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,047	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	+130.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,093	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	+8.8%
Average			+73.6%

N'djamena vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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