Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 26.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 58.5% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 94.1% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.61	$8.17 FCFA4,584	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.76	$4.29 FCFA2,406	-60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.97	$0.90 FCFA506	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.10	$0.68 FCFA380	-55.8%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.63	$0.33 FCFA183	-87.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.60	$1.63 FCFA917	-74.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.59	$11.03 FCFA6,190	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.54	$2.16 FCFA1,215	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.07	$2.96 FCFA1,664	-49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.65	$2.22 FCFA1,248	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.78 FCFA438	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.98	$1.73 FCFA970	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.31	$1.06 FCFA596	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.65	$0.69 FCFA388	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.79	$0.69 FCFA388	-47.0%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.69	$3.92 FCFA2,200	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$126.73	$81.69 FCFA45,845	-11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,444.10	$11,273.85 FCFA6,326,563	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.75	$3.68 FCFA2,063	-80.4%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.79	$190.62 FCFA106,971	+279.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,952.88	$1,386.33 FCFA777,970	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,739.24	$179.73 FCFA100,858	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$179.92	$187.42 FCFA105,173	+42.7%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 94.1% less for childcare

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,369.57	$35.95 FCFA20,172	-96.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,311.42	$1,633.89 FCFA916,893	-91.8%
Average			-94.1%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.87	$1.23 FCFA688	-78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.08	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.72	$0.94 FCFA527	-92.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$63.39	$130.71 FCFA73,351	+182.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.76	$4.90 FCFA2,751	-54.5%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Ottawa	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$78.36	$32.68 FCFA18,338	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.81	$61.27 FCFA34,383	+38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$133.95	$53.10 FCFA29,799	-45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$151.87	$106.20 FCFA59,598	-4.2%
Average			-13.7%

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