Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 71.1% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 6.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Taipei	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$8.94 FCFA5,059	+36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$0.89 FCFA506	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$0.89 FCFA506	+21.5%
Average			+12.0%

Taipei vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$0.36 FCFA202	-80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-81.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$2.23 FCFA1,262	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$1.01 FCFA574	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$1.22 FCFA688	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$1.16 FCFA658	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$0.76 FCFA428	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$0.76 FCFA428	-29.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$4.29 FCFA2,428	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+127.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-66.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-56.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

	Taipei	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+1624.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+91.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	??
Average			+544.0%

Taipei vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Taipei	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	??

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pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$1.34 FCFA759	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$0.89 FCFA506	-76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	$1.03 FCFA582	-73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	??
Average			-69.6%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Taipei	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-22.7%
Average			-33.3%

Taipei 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: December 2025

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