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Victoria vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 90.2% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$18.02 SCR252.68	+111.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$12.63 SCR177.21
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.32 SCR32.48	+171.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.66 SCR37.29	+211.5%
Average			+132.9%

N'djamena vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.74 SCR24.47	+411.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$15.56 SCR218.25	+811.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$7.27 SCR102.03	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.80 SCR53.37	+85.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.82 SCR39.54	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.02 SCR14.33	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.25 SCR17.57	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.09 SCR15.28	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$2.85 SCR39.95	+156.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.88 SCR12.38	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.83 SCR11.59	+14.4%
Average			+50.2%

N'djamena vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$6.12 SCR85.81	+26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$33.37 SCR468.01	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+127.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??
Average			+10.9%

N'djamena vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+842.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+225.2%
Average			+119.4%

N'djamena vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$144.13 SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,698.34 SCR122K

N'djamena vs. Victoria - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$4.01 SCR56.30	+213.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$4.00 SCR56.12	+368.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$24.19 SCR339.29	+2364.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$78.21 SCR1,096.97
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.21 SCR101.07
Average			+456.2%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$37.23 SCR522.21	+45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$24.74 SCR347.02	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+111.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+18.2%
Average			+27.3%

N'djamena vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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