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N'djamena vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 12.8% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 57.3% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$8.94 FCFA4,998	-35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.89 FCFA500	-56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.89 FCFA500	-6.4%
Average			-32.9%

Saint John's vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.36 FCFA200	-87.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-60.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.23 FCFA1,247	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.01 FCFA567	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.22 FCFA680	-67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.16 FCFA650	-68.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.76 FCFA423	-41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.76 FCFA423	-41.5%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA49,984
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-92.2%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+476.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	??
Average			+144.8%

Saint John's vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

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pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.34 FCFA750	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$0.89 FCFA500	-77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.03 FCFA575
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	??
Average			-52.4%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Saint John's	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$26.83 FCFA14,995	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.77 FCFA19,994
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$89.44 FCFA49,984
Average			-43.0%

Saint John's vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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