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N'djamena vs. Saipan Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 6.4% more expensive than Saipan.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 56.5% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.0% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Saipan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Saipan	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$8.94 FCFA4,949	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.89 FCFA495	-46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.89 FCFA495	-32.1%
Average			-33.5%

Saipan vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Saipan	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$0.36 FCFA198	-89.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.79 FCFA990
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$14.33 FCFA7,931	+69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$2.15 FCFA1,188	-66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.25 FCFA1,796	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.23 FCFA1,235	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.01 FCFA561	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.22 FCFA673	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA644
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.76 FCFA419	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.76 FCFA419	-26.8%
Average			-29.1%

Saipan vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.5% less for transportation

	Saipan	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$4.29 FCFA2,376	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA49,492
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$4.02 FCFA2,227	-81.2%
Average			-56.5%

Saipan vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Saipan	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$447.18 FCFA247K	+645.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,517.71 FCFA840K	+142.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$89.44 FCFA49,492	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	??
Average			+236.0%

Saipan vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saipan	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	??

Saipan vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 80.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saipan	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.34 FCFA742	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$0.89 FCFA495	-82.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.03 FCFA569
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	??
Average			-80.0%

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

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Saipan	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$26.83 FCFA14,848	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$35.77 FCFA19,797	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$44.72 FCFA24,746	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$89.44 FCFA49,492	+62.6%
Average			+1.3%

Saipan vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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