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N'djamena vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 60.8% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 49.1% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 42.4% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$8.94 FCFA5,059	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$0.89 FCFA506	-17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.89 FCFA506	+5.0%
Average			-2.9%

Pretoria vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.1% more for groceries

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$0.36 FCFA202	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+204.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$3.25 FCFA1,836	+53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+193.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$1.01 FCFA574	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$1.22 FCFA688	+62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.16 FCFA658	+52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.76 FCFA428	+27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.76 FCFA428	+38.8%
Average			+49.1%

Pretoria vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% less for transportation

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-69.0%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+1116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+272.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	??
Average			+436.8%

Pretoria vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	??

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.34 FCFA759	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$0.89 FCFA506	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$1.03 FCFA582	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	??
Average			-54.8%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Pretoria	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$35.77 FCFA20,236	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+3.5%
Average			-21.3%

Pretoria vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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