Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 32.3% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 36.4% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 38.7% less in N'djamena

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in N'djamena.

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N'djamena vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Taipei	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$8.54 FCFA4,997	+81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.85 FCFA500	-7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.85 FCFA500	+30.8%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Taipei	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.34 FCFA200	-83.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$1.71 FCFA1,000	-82.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$13.68 FCFA8,008	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.05 FCFA1,199	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.10 FCFA1,813	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.13 FCFA1,247	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.97 FCFA567	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.16 FCFA680	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.11 FCFA650	-45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.72 FCFA423	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.72 FCFA423	-30.6%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Taipei	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.85 FCFA2,838	+22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$85.35 FCFA49,975	+126.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$3.84 FCFA2,249	-57.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 36.4% less for housing

	Taipei	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$426.76 FCFA250K	+1457.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,707.02 FCFA999K	+68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$85.35 FCFA49,975	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$32.63 FCFA19,108	-50.8%
Average			-36.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Taipei	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	??

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pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.28 FCFA750	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$0.85 FCFA500	-75.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$0.98 FCFA575	-75.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	??
Average			-68.3%

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pay 38.7% less for clothing

	Taipei	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$25.61 FCFA14,992	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$34.14 FCFA19,990	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$42.68 FCFA24,987	-49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$85.35 FCFA49,975	-18.8%
Average			-38.7%

Taipei vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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