Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena is 12.5% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

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

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$8.17
FCFA5,138
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$4.29
FCFA2,696
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
AED3.95
$0.90
FCFA567

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$1.37
AED5.03
$0.33
FCFA206
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.80
AED17.63
$1.63
FCFA1,028
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
AED25.17
$11.03
FCFA6,937

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pay 34.7% more for transportation

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.03
AED11.11
$3.92
FCFA2,466
Monthly public transit pass $24.50
AED90.00
$81.69
FCFA51,379
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,026.41
AED165,382.45
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282

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pay 15.8% more for housing

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$103.04
AED378.47
$190.62
FCFA119,884
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,349.31
AED4,956.01
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,005.59
AED3,693.56
$179.73
FCFA113,033

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pay 90.9% less for childcare

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $669.40
AED2,458.70
$35.95
FCFA22,607
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,841.46
AED47,166.80
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577

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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.89
AED40.00
$1.23
FCFA771
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.88
AED21.61
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.13
AED22.50
$0.94
FCFA591

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

 
Abu Dhabi
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.20
AED246.82
$32.68
FCFA20,552
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.59
AED229.91
$61.27
FCFA38,534
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.06
AED378.55
$53.10
FCFA33,396

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