Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.2 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants
pay 4.6% more in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 93.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.6 times more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 41.5% more in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.6% more for restaurants

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.94
FCFA4,998
$8.02
¥1,249
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.01
¥781
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA500
$1.16
¥181

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pay 93.8% more for groceries

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.36
FCFA200
$1.55
¥242
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.79
FCFA1,000
$7.21
¥1,123
Milk (1 gallon) $14.33
FCFA8,010
$5.71
¥890

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,399
$4.50
¥701
Monthly public transit pass $89.44
FCFA49,984
$73.51
¥11,449
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,342.25
FCFA6,897,829
$22,332.63
¥3,478,419

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$447.18
FCFA249,921
$33.44
¥5,209
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,517.71
FCFA848,218
$1,071.65
¥166,915
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $89.44
FCFA49,984
$642.24
¥100,032

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $519.69
¥80,944
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,131.74
¥2,356,844

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.34
FCFA750
$4.01
¥624
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.89
FCFA500
$3.43
¥534
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.03
FCFA575
$4.01
¥624

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

 
N'djamena
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.83
FCFA14,995
$56.84
¥8,853
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.77
FCFA19,994
$40.48
¥6,306
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.72
FCFA24,992
$62.67
¥9,762

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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