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N'djamena vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.6 times more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 30.9% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 9.4 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB87.98	$8.94 FCFA5,101	+234.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB230.30	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB24.19	$0.89 FCFA510	+21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.85	$0.89 FCFA510	+148.5%
Average			+135.0%

Thailand vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

	Thailand	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB46.38	$0.36 FCFA204	-74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB259.57	$1.79 FCFA1,020	-77.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB235.95	$14.33 FCFA8,175	+100.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB68.16	$2.15 FCFA1,224	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.50	$3.25 FCFA1,851	+129.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB43.74	$2.23 FCFA1,273	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB19.52	$1.01 FCFA578	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB29.58	$1.22 FCFA694	+35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.80	$1.16 FCFA663	+54.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.45	$0.76 FCFA432	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.31	$0.76 FCFA432	+22.8%
Average			+30.9%

Thailand vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Thailand	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB159.11	$4.29 FCFA2,449	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB925.90	$89.44 FCFA51,012	+218.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB1M	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB346.70	$4.02 FCFA2,296	-61.8%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 9.4 times more for housing

	Thailand	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB609.86	$447.18 FCFA255K	+2314.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,651.42	$1,517.71 FCFA866K	+266.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,786.76	$89.44 FCFA51,012	-66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,990.74	??
Average			+838.0%

Thailand vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Thailand	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,824.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB366K	??

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pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB70.94	$1.34 FCFA765	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB64.89	$0.89 FCFA510	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB142.05	$1.03 FCFA587	-76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,760.04	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB208.00	??
Average			-56.2%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Thailand	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,220.93	$26.83 FCFA15,304	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB970.67	$35.77 FCFA20,405	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB3,001.25	$44.72 FCFA25,506	-50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,276.06	$89.44 FCFA51,012	+29.4%
Average			-6.9%

Thailand vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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