Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 7.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 6.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 28.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 33.9% less in N'djamena
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.0% less in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 39.6% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

pay 6.4% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.85
$8.94
FCFA4,998
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
TTD54.88
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
TTD7.30
$0.89
FCFA500

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$2.77
TTD18.76
$0.36
FCFA200
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.08
TTD27.61
$1.79
FCFA1,000
Milk (1 gallon) $10.51
TTD71.19
$14.33
FCFA8,010

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
TTD28.71
$4.29
FCFA2,399
Monthly public transit pass $97.20
TTD658.57
$89.44
FCFA49,984
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,345.77
TTD239,480.35
$12,342.25
FCFA6,897,829

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.53
TTD416.87
$447.18
FCFA249,921
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $794.05
TTD5,379.99
$1,517.71
FCFA848,218
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.64
TTD3,242.96
$89.44
FCFA49,984

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.09
TTD2,243.28
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,182.06
TTD48,661.08
??

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pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.47
$1.34
FCFA750
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
TTD25.28
$0.89
FCFA500
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
TTD40.91
$1.03
FCFA575

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.03
TTD399.97
$26.83
FCFA14,995
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.29
TTD259.44
$35.77
FCFA19,994
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$166.91
TTD1,130.88
$44.72
FCFA24,992

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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