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Santiago vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 86.5% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 35.6% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 61.0% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 70.7% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 35.4% more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,038	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.10 CLF0.1900
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+80.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+30.1%
Average			+42.7%

N'djamena vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+333.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,008	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+186.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,074	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,209	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+87.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,828	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,257	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA571	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA686	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA655	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-1.8%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,418	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-53.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	+55.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,267	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+219.6%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	N'djamena	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	$502.56 CLF11.8000	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+374.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$107.40 CLF2.5200
Average			+70.7%

N'djamena vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$431.25 CLF10.1300
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA756	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+134.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA504	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+246.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA579	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+441.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.24 CLF0.7600
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.30 CLF0.1500
Average			+273.9%

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,115	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+100.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,153	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$73.54 CLF1.7300	+64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-9.3%
Average			+35.4%

N'djamena vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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