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N'djamena vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 65.3% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 6.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD385.48	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD439.53	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.89	$0.89 FCFA500	-24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.47	$0.89 FCFA500	+9.5%
Average			-8.7%

Paramaribo vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.77	$0.36 FCFA200	-72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.35	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.53	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+113.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.03	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.25	$3.25 FCFA1,814	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.40	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.18	$1.01 FCFA567	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.82	$1.22 FCFA680	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.75	$1.16 FCFA650	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.74	$0.76 FCFA423	+28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.88	$0.76 FCFA423	-18.6%
Average			-6.8%

Paramaribo vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.31	$4.29 FCFA2,399	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD886.60	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-82.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+1431.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+200.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	??
Average			+524.6%

Paramaribo vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	??

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pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.57	$1.34 FCFA750	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.20	$0.89 FCFA500	-66.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.58	$1.03 FCFA575	-81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD486.72	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.74	??
Average			-69.4%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	$35.77 FCFA19,994	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-19.1%
Average			-15.0%

Paramaribo vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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