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N'djamena vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 13.4% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 71.8% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 45.0% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in N'djamena

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in N'djamena. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.8% less for restaurants

	Oslo	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.94 NOK252.10	$8.94 FCFA5,038	-64.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.97 NOK151.26	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.05 NOK40.97	$0.89 FCFA504	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 NOK33.90	$0.89 FCFA504	-73.3%
Average			-71.8%

Oslo vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Oslo	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$4.01 NOK40.48	$0.36 FCFA202	-91.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 NOK69.72	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.43 NOK85.23	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+70.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 NOK51.12	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.42 NOK74.96	$3.25 FCFA1,828	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 NOK16.09	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NOK11.51	$1.01 FCFA571	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 NOK15.30	$1.22 FCFA686	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31 NOK23.33	$1.16 FCFA655	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.37	$0.76 FCFA427	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 NOK12.57	$0.76 FCFA427	-39.1%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 45.0% less for transportation

	Oslo	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.28 NOK83.71	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.62 NOK784.53	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,920.78 NOK352,937.36	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.75 NOK229.91	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-82.3%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Oslo	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79 NOK543.61	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+731.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,763.00 NOK17,818.29	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,414.97 NOK14,300.84	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-93.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.70 NOK2,361.99	??
Average			+207.9%

Oslo vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Oslo	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.67 NOK2,523.38	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,158.34 NOK163,309.16	??

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pay 88.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.97 NOK121.01	$1.34 FCFA756	-88.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06 NOK51.14	$0.89 FCFA504	-82.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.96 NOK171.43	$1.03 FCFA579	-93.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.24 NOK568.45	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.96 NOK181.51	??
Average			-88.3%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Oslo	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.33 NOK1,034.21	$26.83 FCFA15,115	-73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.31 NOK589.28	$35.77 FCFA20,153	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.03 NOK1,223.22	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-63.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.48 NOK1,551.14	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-41.7%
Average			-54.3%

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