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N'djamena vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 6.3 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 27.1 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in N'djamena

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in N'djamena are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.2% more for restaurants

	Tehran	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR5M	$8.94 FCFA5,118	+135.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR6M	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR621K	$0.89 FCFA512	+90.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR1M	$0.89 FCFA512	-12.0%
Average			+71.2%

Tehran vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Tehran	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR709K	$0.36 FCFA205	-33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR2M	$1.79 FCFA1,024	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR3M	$14.33 FCFA8,201	+509.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR1M	$2.15 FCFA1,228	+92.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR2M	$3.25 FCFA1,857	+130.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR541K	$2.23 FCFA1,277	+445.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR902K	$1.01 FCFA580	+48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR503K	$1.22 FCFA696	+219.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR378K	$1.16 FCFA665	+306.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR322K	$0.76 FCFA433	+211.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR304K	$0.76 FCFA433	+228.9%
Average			+195.8%

Tehran vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Tehran	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR4M	$4.29 FCFA2,456	+56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR9M	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+1265.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR90B	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-81.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR4M	$4.02 FCFA2,303	+41.2%
Average			+320.2%

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pay 27.1 times more for housing

	Tehran	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR8M	$447.18 FCFA256K	+7668.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR595M	$1,517.71 FCFA868K	+236.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR425M	$89.44 FCFA51,177	-72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR16M	??
Average			+2611.0%

Tehran vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tehran	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR164M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR3B	??

Tehran vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR859K	$1.34 FCFA768	+106.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR2M	$0.89 FCFA512	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$1.03 FCFA589	-58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR29M	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR2M	??
Average			+6.7%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Tehran	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR33M	$26.83 FCFA15,353	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR41M	$35.77 FCFA20,471	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR155M	$44.72 FCFA25,588	-62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR92M	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+28.1%
Average			-2.8%

Tehran vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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