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N'djamena vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 5.0% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 16.3% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in N'djamena

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

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N'djamena vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+219.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$0.85 FCFA498	+19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.85 FCFA498	+128.7%
Average			+160.8%

Vientiane vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$0.34 FCFA199	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$1.71 FCFA997	-87.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+96.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.97 FCFA565	+87.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.16 FCFA678	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.11 FCFA648	+59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.72 FCFA422	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.72 FCFA422	+48.1%
Average			-2.5%

Vientiane vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$4.85 FCFA2,829	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+76.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-54.6%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 16.3% less for housing

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$426.76 FCFA249K	+3361.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+165.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-52.9%
Average			-16.3%

Vientiane vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	??

Vientiane vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$1.28 FCFA747	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$0.85 FCFA498	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$0.98 FCFA573	-44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	??
Average			-35.6%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Vientiane	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+108.2%
Average			-6.5%

Vientiane vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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