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N'djamena vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 46.0% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 35.3% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 47.2% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 53.1% less in N'djamena

Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in N'djamena.

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N'djamena vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$0.85 FCFA498	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.85 FCFA498	-4.3%
Average			-46.6%

Nicosia vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$0.34 FCFA199	-82.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$1.71 FCFA997	-74.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+96.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$3.10 FCFA1,808	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.97 FCFA565	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.16 FCFA678	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.11 FCFA648	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.72 FCFA422	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.72 FCFA422	+1.4%
Average			-28.4%

Nicosia vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.3% less for transportation

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$4.85 FCFA2,829	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+90.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-82.4%
Average			-35.3%

Nicosia vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.2% less for housing

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$426.76 FCFA249K	+1184.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+117.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-79.5%
Average			-47.2%

Nicosia vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	??

Nicosia vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$1.28 FCFA747	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$0.85 FCFA498	-76.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$0.98 FCFA573	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	??
Average			-76.1%

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

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pay 53.1% less for clothing

	Nicosia	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-27.0%
Average			-53.1%

Nicosia vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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