Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 23.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 64.2% more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$9.95 DOP611.16	+16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.54 DOP463.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.04 DOP63.95	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.57 DOP35.01	-33.2%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.51 DOP93.03	+343.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.62 DOP222.50	+112.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$5.19 DOP318.59	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.34 DOP143.71	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.53 DOP155.32	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.45 DOP88.96	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.37 DOP22.53	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.24 DOP75.89	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.83 DOP51.09	-25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.91 DOP56.14	+26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.00 DOP61.45	+38.4%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.38 DOP330.30	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+452.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+310.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+117.3%
Average			+23.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$252.26 DOP15,497.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,399.96 DOP455K

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.49 DOP152.79	+94.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.27 DOP139.64	+166.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$5.32 DOP326.97	+442.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$29.64 DOP1,820.74
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.46 DOP458.37
Average			+170.6%

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pay 64.2% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+78.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+104.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+45.7%
Average			+64.2%

N'djamena vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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