Cost of living comparison

 Ankara, Turkey
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 95.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 10.6% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in N'djamena
Housing
pay 5.7 times more in N'djamena
Childcare
pay 88.5% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.2% more in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 10.7% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.6% less for restaurants

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY347.58
$8.17
FCFA4,550
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY289.65
$4.29
FCFA2,387
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY50.63
$0.90
FCFA502

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY33.24
$0.33
FCFA182
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY183.61
$1.63
FCFA910
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY155.45
$11.03
FCFA6,143

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY191.82
$3.92
FCFA2,184
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY347.58
$81.69
FCFA45,496
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,786,579.81
$11,273.85
FCFA6,278,436

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY458.23
$190.62
FCFA106,157
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY23,605.86
$1,386.33
FCFA772,052
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY15,910.04
$179.73
FCFA100,091

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY20,003.05
$35.95
FCFA20,018
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY413,868.43
$1,633.89
FCFA909,918

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY139.03
$1.23
FCFA682
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY113.25
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY81.10
$0.94
FCFA523

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

 
Ankara
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,257.30
$32.68
FCFA18,198
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,815.39
$61.27
FCFA34,122
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,150.56
$53.10
FCFA29,572

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