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N'djamena vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 81.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 66.7% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.1% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$8.94 FCFA4,998	+54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.89 FCFA500	+27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.89 FCFA500	+62.9%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 66.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.36 FCFA200	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+327.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.15 FCFA1,200	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.25 FCFA1,814	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.01 FCFA567	+113.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.22 FCFA680	+36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.16 FCFA650	+154.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.76 FCFA423	+54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.76 FCFA423	+49.5%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+188.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-76.4%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+1021.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+218.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	??
Average			+394.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	??

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pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.34 FCFA750	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$0.89 FCFA500	-62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$1.03 FCFA575	-66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	??
Average			-57.1%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$26.83 FCFA14,995	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$35.77 FCFA19,994	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+43.6%
Average			+22.5%

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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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