Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 89.9% more expensive than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 7.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.5% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% less for restaurants

	Seoul	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,514	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,281	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,415	$0.89 FCFA504	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,151	$0.89 FCFA504	+14.6%
Average			-8.5%

Seoul vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Seoul	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,772	$0.36 FCFA202	-89.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,011	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,566	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+82.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,321	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,880	$3.25 FCFA1,828	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,078	$2.23 FCFA1,257	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,246	$1.01 FCFA571	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,466	$1.22 FCFA686	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,086	$1.16 FCFA655	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,386	$0.76 FCFA427	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,912	$0.76 FCFA427	-41.6%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Seoul	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,530	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩67,782	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+94.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩36,951,647	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-50.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,475	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-61.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 7.9 times more for housing

	Seoul	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,296	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+2075.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1,364,083	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩824,340	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩175,208	??
Average			+685.1%

Seoul vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Seoul	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩530,786	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩31,932,878	??

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pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,214	$1.34 FCFA756	-62.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,450	$0.89 FCFA504	-75.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$1.03 FCFA579	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩83,028	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,642	??
Average			-68.5%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Seoul	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,344	$26.83 FCFA15,115	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,201	$35.77 FCFA20,153	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩110,450	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩145,992	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-9.7%
Average			-26.4%

Seoul vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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