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China

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 14.7% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 35.1% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+90.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$0.85 FCFA498	+42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$0.85 FCFA498	+130.7%
Average			+87.8%

Shanghai vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$0.34 FCFA199	-82.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$1.71 FCFA997	-80.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+98.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+109.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+114.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.97 FCFA565	+25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$1.16 FCFA678	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.11 FCFA648	+44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.72 FCFA422	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.72 FCFA422	+66.8%
Average			+10.2%

Shanghai vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$4.85 FCFA2,829	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+186.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-32.2%
Average			+6.8%

Shanghai vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$426.76 FCFA249K	+3945.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-25.9%
Average			-35.1%

Shanghai vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	??

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$1.28 FCFA747	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$0.85 FCFA498	-74.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$0.98 FCFA573	-73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	??
Average			-54.4%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Shanghai	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-19.3%
Average			-33.3%

Shanghai vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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