N'djamena vs. Port-aux-francais Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port-aux-francais
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.54
FCFA4,997
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? ??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.85
FCFA500

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port-aux-francais
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.34
FCFA200
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.71
FCFA999
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $13.68
FCFA8,008

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port-aux-francais
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.85
FCFA2,837
Monthly public transit pass ?? $85.35
FCFA49,970
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,778.47
FCFA7M

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port-aux-francais
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $426.76
FCFA250K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,707.02
FCFA999K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $85.35
FCFA49,970

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-aux-francais
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.28
FCFA750
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $0.85
FCFA500
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.98
FCFA575

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port-aux-francais
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $25.61
FCFA14,991
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $34.14
FCFA19,988
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $42.68
FCFA24,985

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in French Southern and Antarctic Lands vs. Chad. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within French Southern and Antarctic Lands and Chad.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about N'djamena or Port-aux-francais. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.