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N'djamena vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 8.2% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 52.9% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.2% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 52.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Paris	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$0.89 FCFA500	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$0.89 FCFA500	-72.4%
Average			-66.8%

Paris vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Paris	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$0.36 FCFA200	-83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-86.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+140.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$1.01 FCFA567	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.22 FCFA680	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$1.16 FCFA650	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.76 FCFA423	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.76 FCFA423	-48.3%
Average			-23.0%

Paris vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.9% less for transportation

	Paris	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-65.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-85.5%
Average			-52.9%

Paris vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Paris	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+1089.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	??
Average			+330.0%

Paris vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Paris	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	??

Paris vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 86.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$1.34 FCFA750	-83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$0.89 FCFA500	-81.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$1.03 FCFA575	-93.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	??
Average			-86.2%

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

	Paris	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-63.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-41.4%
Average			-52.1%

Paris vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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