Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 5.1% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 67.8% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Beirut	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,383	$8.17 FCFA4,713	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,747	$4.29 FCFA2,473	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,461	$0.90 FCFA520	-43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,291	$0.68 FCFA390	-40.1%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 67.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,975	$0.33 FCFA189	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,770	$1.63 FCFA943	-70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,655	$11.03 FCFA6,363	+78.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,521	$2.16 FCFA1,249	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,842	$2.96 FCFA1,710	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,004	$2.22 FCFA1,283	+221.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,798	$0.78 FCFA450	+40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,806	$1.73 FCFA998	+321.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,811	$1.06 FCFA613	+127.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,103	$0.69 FCFA399	+76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,314	$0.69 FCFA399	+57.7%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Beirut	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,900	$3.92 FCFA2,262	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	$81.69 FCFA47,132	+8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	$11,273.85 FCFA6,504,217	-62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	$3.68 FCFA2,121	-71.2%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Beirut	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	$190.62 FCFA109,975	+498.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	$1,386.33 FCFA799,816	+87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	$179.73 FCFA103,690	-50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	$187.42 FCFA108,126	+16.3%
Average			+138.0%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Beirut	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	$35.95 FCFA20,738	-87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	$1,633.89 FCFA942,640	-60.3%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,915	$1.23 FCFA707	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,987	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,277	$0.94 FCFA542	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	$130.71 FCFA75,411	+120.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,468	$4.90 FCFA2,828	-30.0%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Beirut	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	$32.68 FCFA18,853	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	$61.27 FCFA35,349	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	$53.10 FCFA30,636	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	$106.20 FCFA61,272	-4.1%
Average			-26.2%

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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: May 2025

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