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N'djamena vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 96.8% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 8.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.1% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Riga	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.28	$8.94 FCFA5,118	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.76 €7.64	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 €1.63	$0.89 FCFA512	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.14	$0.89 FCFA512	-31.3%
Average			-44.1%

Riga vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Riga	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 €1.51	$0.36 FCFA205	-79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 €5.42	$1.79 FCFA1,024	-71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 €4.40	$14.33 FCFA8,201	+184.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 €2.76	$2.15 FCFA1,228	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 €3.12	$3.25 FCFA1,857	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$2.23 FCFA1,277	+169.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$1.01 FCFA580	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.02	$1.22 FCFA696	+3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.36	$1.16 FCFA665	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.42	$0.76 FCFA433	+55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.48	$0.76 FCFA433	+38.6%
Average			+22.9%

Riga vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Riga	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.97 €6.08	$4.29 FCFA2,456	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.57	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+155.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,747.33 €26,821.94	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.16 €8.86	$4.02 FCFA2,303	-60.4%
Average			-0.9%

Riga vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.2 times more for housing

	Riga	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.30 €17.71	$447.18 FCFA256K	+2102.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$611.66 €533.57	$1,517.71 FCFA868K	+148.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.09 €370.82	$89.44 FCFA51,177	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.02 €229.44	??
Average			+724.0%

Riga vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Riga	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$541.40 €472.28	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,927.67 €14,766.59	??

Riga vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 78.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.09	$1.34 FCFA768	-77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 €3.10	$0.89 FCFA512	-74.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.09	$1.03 FCFA589	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.50 €45.80	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.19	??
Average			-78.1%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Riga	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.14 €75.14	$26.83 FCFA15,353	-68.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.66 €39.83	$35.77 FCFA20,471	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.70 €74.76	$44.72 FCFA25,588	-47.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.33 €118.93	$89.44 FCFA51,177	-34.4%
Average			-43.2%

Riga vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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