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Tirana vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.2 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 93.8% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,118	$12.05 ALL1,009	+34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$12.05 ALL1,009
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA512	$2.04 ALL171	+127.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA512	$1.04 ALL87	+16.1%
Average			+59.6%

N'djamena vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA205	$1.15 ALL96	+221.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,024	$6.73 ALL563	+276.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,201	$8.27 ALL692	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,228	$4.21 ALL353	+96.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,857	$3.67 ALL307	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,277	$0.77 ALL64	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA580	$1.27 ALL106	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA696	$0.97 ALL81	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA665	$0.88 ALL74	-24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA433	$0.61 ALL51	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA433	$0.60 ALL50	-21.0%
Average			+40.0%

N'djamena vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,456	$8.19 ALL686	+90.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$19.28 ALL1,614	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+183.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,303	$32.54 ALL2,724	+708.5%
Average			+226.1%

N'djamena vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA256K	$18.93 ALL1,584	-95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA868K	$838.35 ALL70,170	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$548.59 ALL45,917	+513.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$87.73 ALL7,343
Average			+124.3%

N'djamena vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$312.88 ALL26,188
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,810.16 ALL486K

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA768	$3.01 ALL252	+124.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA512	$2.11 ALL176	+135.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA589	$4.46 ALL373	+333.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.65 ALL4,909
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.04 ALL757
Average			+197.8%

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pay 93.8% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,353	$68.30 ALL5,717	+154.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,471	$47.45 ALL3,971	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,588	$107.71 ALL9,015	+140.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$131.74 ALL11,027	+47.3%
Average			+93.8%

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