Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 44.1% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 24.6% less for restaurants

	St. George's	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.94 FCFA5,118	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.89 FCFA512	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.89 FCFA512	-43.1%
Average			-24.6%

St. George's vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	St. George's	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.36 FCFA205	-78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$1.79 FCFA1,024	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$14.33 FCFA8,201	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.15 FCFA1,228	-47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.25 FCFA1,857	+24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.23 FCFA1,277	+85.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.01 FCFA580	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.22 FCFA696	+54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.16 FCFA665	-13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.76 FCFA433	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.76 FCFA433	+7.3%
Average			-0.6%

St. George's vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	St. George's	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.29 FCFA2,456	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+141.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.02 FCFA2,303
Average			+25.0%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	St. George's	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$447.18 FCFA256K	+854.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$1,517.71 FCFA868K	+161.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$89.44 FCFA51,177	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	??
Average			+315.6%

St. George's vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	St. George's	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	??

St. George's vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.34 FCFA768	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$0.89 FCFA512	-79.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.03 FCFA589	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Average			-52.8%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	St. George's	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$26.83 FCFA15,353	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$35.77 FCFA20,471	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$44.72 FCFA25,588	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+17.9%
Average			+1.8%

St. George's vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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