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N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 57.3% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 55.4% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in N'djamena

The cost of housing, restaurants, and groceries in N'djamena are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in N'djamena. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$8.94 FCFA5,059	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$0.89 FCFA506	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$0.89 FCFA506	+53.8%
Average			+42.5%

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$0.36 FCFA202	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$1.01 FCFA574	+60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$1.22 FCFA688	+168.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$1.16 FCFA658	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$0.76 FCFA428	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.76 FCFA428	+23.9%
Average			+3.5%

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.4% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA50,590
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-72.9%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+783.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+239.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	??
Average			+318.2%

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	??

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$1.34 FCFA759	+25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$0.89 FCFA506	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$1.03 FCFA582	-42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	??
Average			-22.5%

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

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$26.83 FCFA15,177
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.77 FCFA20,236
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.72 FCFA25,295
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$89.44 FCFA50,590

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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