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N'djamena vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 10.7% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 61.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.20 EC$60.00	$8.17 FCFA5,197	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$4.29 FCFA2,727	-69.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.90 FCFA574	-55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.68 FCFA430	-70.4%
Average			-64.7%

Basseterre vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07 EC$10.99	$0.33 FCFA208	-92.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 EC$14.88	$1.63 FCFA1,039	-70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.19 EC$32.94	$11.03 FCFA7,017	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99 EC$16.20	$2.16 FCFA1,377	-63.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.63 EC$15.21	$2.96 FCFA1,886	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+120.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.78 FCFA496	-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.73 FCFA1,100	+106.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 EC$1.79	$1.06 FCFA676	+60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 EC$1.36	$0.69 FCFA440	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.93	$0.69 FCFA440	-3.1%
Average			+0.8%

Basseterre vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.92 FCFA2,494
Monthly public transit pass	??	$81.69 FCFA51,969
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,273.85 FCFA7,171,764
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.68 FCFA2,339

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$190.62 FCFA121,262
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,386.33 FCFA881,903	+98.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$179.73 FCFA114,332
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$187.42 FCFA119,224	+145.1%
Average			+121.5%

Basseterre vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$35.95 FCFA22,866
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,633.89 FCFA1,039,386

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.23 FCFA780	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 EC$15.00	$0.94 FCFA598	-83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$130.71 FCFA83,151
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.90 FCFA3,118	-22.1%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 61.1% less for clothing

	Basseterre	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$32.68 FCFA20,788	-63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.27 FCFA38,977
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$53.10 FCFA33,780	-59.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.20 FCFA67,560
Average			-61.1%

Basseterre vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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