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Saint John's vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 99.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 84.0% more in Saint John's

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

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Saint John's vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$16.65 EC$45.00	+95.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$9.25 EC$25.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.95 EC$5.27	+128.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.20 EC$3.25	+40.9%
Average			+90.1%

N'djamena vs. Saint John's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.78 EC$7.50	+712.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$4.26 EC$11.50	+149.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$8.40 EC$22.71	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$6.66 EC$18.00	+225.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$3.52 EC$9.53	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$2.96 EC$8.00	+39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.11 EC$3.00	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$3.70 EC$10.00	+218.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$3.70 EC$10.00	+233.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.30 EC$3.50	+79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.30 EC$3.50	+79.2%
Average			+103.7%

N'djamena vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$6.11 EC$16.50	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??
Average			+26.0%

N'djamena vs. Saint John's - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$81.40 EC$220.00	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+694.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$198.07 EC$535.29	+506.9%
Average			+127.5%

N'djamena vs. Saint John's - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$185.01 EC$500.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.41 EC$6.50	+87.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$3.70 EC$10.00	+333.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$64.75 EC$175.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Average			+185.4%

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pay 84.0% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$50.00 EC$135.13	+95.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$74.00 EC$200.00	+73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??
Average			+84.0%

N'djamena vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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