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N'djamena vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 96.4% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 46.5% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Quito	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$8.94 FCFA4,964	+78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.89 FCFA496	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.89 FCFA496	+22.0%
Average			+26.6%

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Quito	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.36 FCFA199	-78.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$1.79 FCFA993	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$14.33 FCFA7,955	+252.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.15 FCFA1,191	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.25 FCFA1,801	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$2.23 FCFA1,238	+128.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.01 FCFA563	+98.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.22 FCFA676	+156.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.16 FCFA646	+98.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.76 FCFA420	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.76 FCFA420	+61.3%
Average			+59.4%

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.5% more for transportation

	Quito	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.29 FCFA2,383	+63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$89.44 FCFA49,644	+231.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$4.02 FCFA2,234	-70.2%
Average			+46.5%

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Quito	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$447.18 FCFA248K	+1472.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$1,517.71 FCFA842K	+238.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$89.44 FCFA49,644	-71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	??
Average			+546.5%

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Quito	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	??

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.34 FCFA745	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$0.89 FCFA496	-69.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.03 FCFA571	-82.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	??
Average			-65.4%

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Quito	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$26.83 FCFA14,893	-55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$35.77 FCFA19,857	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$44.72 FCFA24,822	-57.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$89.44 FCFA49,644	-3.6%
Average			-35.0%

Quito vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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