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N'djamena vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 35.3% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 29.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 57.6% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 54.5% less in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$8.54 FCFA4,983
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.85 FCFA498
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.85 FCFA498

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$0.34 FCFA199	-87.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$1.71 FCFA997	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$0.97 FCFA565	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$1.16 FCFA678	+102.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$1.11 FCFA648	+1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$0.72 FCFA422	-70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$0.72 FCFA422	-26.4%
Average			-29.0%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$4.85 FCFA2,829	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+326.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,778.47 FCFA7M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	$3.84 FCFA2,242	+7.3%
Average			+80.6%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$426.76 FCFA249K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-90.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$32.63 FCFA19,053
Average			-57.6%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.28 FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$0.85 FCFA498
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$0.98 FCFA573	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	??
Average			-35.7%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 54.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.61 FCFA14,949
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$42.68 FCFA24,915
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$85.35 FCFA49,830
Average			-54.5%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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