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N'djamena vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.1 times more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 57.9% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 7.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.0% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in N'djamena

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in N'djamena are more expensive than in Suva. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.5% more for restaurants

	Suva	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD11.98	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD14.97	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.11	$0.89 FCFA504	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.51	$0.89 FCFA504	+33.6%
Average			+22.5%

Suva vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Suva	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.16	$0.36 FCFA202	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.49	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.80	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+200.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.31	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.73	$3.25 FCFA1,828	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+99.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$1.01 FCFA571	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.53	$1.22 FCFA686	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.25	$1.16 FCFA655	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.41	$0.76 FCFA427	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.22	$0.76 FCFA427	+40.1%
Average			+19.0%

Suva vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.9% more for transportation

	Suva	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.48	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD49.90	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+305.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD54,887.09	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-8.8%
Average			+57.9%

Suva vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.4 times more for housing

	Suva	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD53.89	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+1775.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,097.74	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+212.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD858.23	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-76.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.09	??
Average			+637.3%

Suva vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Suva	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD506.46	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD31,934.31	??

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pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD6.99	$1.34 FCFA756	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.73	$0.89 FCFA504	-70.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD21.95	$1.03 FCFA579	-89.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.53	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.73	??
Average			-72.0%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Suva	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD57.88	$26.83 FCFA15,115	+4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD60.87	$35.77 FCFA20,153	+32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD155.48	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD137.32	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+47.2%
Average			+12.4%

Suva vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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