Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Austria

Vienna vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 2.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 66.9% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7 times more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 87.2% more in Vienna

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

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Vienna vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$17.92 €15.95	+109.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$13.44 €11.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$3.81 €3.39	+346.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$3.19 €2.84	+274.1%
Average			+157.7%

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$2.22 €1.98	+551.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$6.80 €6.06	+298.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$5.92 €5.27	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.62 €4.12	+125.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$6.29 €5.60	+103.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.32 €1.18	-37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.02 €0.91	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.59 €1.41	+36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.84 €1.63	+65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.87 €0.78	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.80 €0.71	+11.1%
Average			+52.3%

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.9% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$7.63 €6.79	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$57.11 €50.83	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	+151.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$22.39 €19.93	+483.1%
Average			+66.9%

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$31.45 €27.99	-92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$1,271.42 €1,131.61	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$899.29 €800.40	+953.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$235.43 €209.54	+621.4%
Average			+169.1%

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$354.58 €315.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,740.53 €24,690.07

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$5.93 €5.28	+363.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$5.12 €4.55	+499.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$7.45 €6.63	+658.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.51 €33.39
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.28 €12.71
Average			+467.0%

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 87.2% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$87.06 €77.49	+240.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$37.42 €33.30	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$90.63 €80.66	+112.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$132.59 €118.01	+55.3%
Average			+87.2%

N'djamena vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing

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