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N'djamena vs. Avarua Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 29.0% more expensive than Avarua.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Avarua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Avarua	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$8.17 FCFA5,226
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$16.11	$4.29 FCFA2,742	-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 NZ$4.30	$0.90 FCFA577	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 NZ$3.22	$0.68 FCFA433	-62.2%
Average			-58.8%

Avarua vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Avarua	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$3.52 NZ$6.34	$0.33 FCFA209	-90.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.97 NZ$10.74	$1.63 FCFA1,045	-72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 NZ$12.20	$11.03 FCFA7,056	+62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.08 NZ$9.13	$2.16 FCFA1,385	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.79 NZ$6.82	$2.96 FCFA1,896	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.44	$2.22 FCFA1,422	+64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.46	$0.78 FCFA499	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 NZ$2.92	$1.73 FCFA1,106	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.33 NZ$7.79	$1.06 FCFA680	-75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.44	$0.69 FCFA442	-48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.95	$0.69 FCFA442	-36.2%
Average			-24.9%

Avarua vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Avarua	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.92 FCFA2,508
Monthly public transit pass	??	$81.69 FCFA52,258
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.68 FCFA2,352

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Avarua	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$190.62 FCFA121,936
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$279.22	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	+792.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$279.22	$179.73 FCFA114,968	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.34 NZ$164.25	$187.42 FCFA119,886	+105.2%
Average			+304.6%

Avarua vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Avarua	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$35.95 FCFA22,994
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163

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pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Avarua	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 NZ$8.05	$1.23 FCFA784	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.58 NZ$6.44	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$0.94 FCFA601
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$130.71 FCFA83,613
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.90 FCFA3,135
Average			-72.6%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Avarua	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$120.28	$32.68 FCFA20,903	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.27 FCFA39,194
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$53.10 FCFA33,968
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$132.09	$106.20 FCFA67,936	+44.6%
Average			-3.2%

Avarua vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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