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North Korea

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Chad

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.7 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 68.3% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 8.3 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$8.94 FCFA5,030
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 KPW2,102	$0.89 FCFA503	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 KPW1,051	$0.89 FCFA503	-23.4%
Average			-42.5%

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.3% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 KPW2,161	$0.36 FCFA201	-85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.79 FCFA1,006
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 KPW3,332	$14.33 FCFA8,061	+287.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 KPW1,876	$2.15 FCFA1,207	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.25 FCFA1,825
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.23 FCFA1,255
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.01 FCFA570
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.22 FCFA684
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA654
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.76 FCFA426
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.76 FCFA426
Average			+68.3%

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 FCFA2,414
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA50,300
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,342.25 FCFA7M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.02 FCFA2,264

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$447.18 FCFA251K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.44 KPW84,095	$1,517.71 FCFA854K	+1524.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.80 KPW237K	$89.44 FCFA50,300	-66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+729.1%

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$14.02 KPW12,614	$1.34 FCFA754	-90.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 KPW1,051	$0.89 FCFA503	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.03 FCFA578
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-56.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$26.83 FCFA15,090
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.77 FCFA20,120
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.72 FCFA25,150
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$89.44 FCFA50,300

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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