Cost of living comparison

Brasilia, Brazil

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 60.4% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 67.0% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 89.0% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.7% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 21.5% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 R$40.88	$8.17 FCFA4,718	+17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$35.77	$4.29 FCFA2,476	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 R$6.68	$0.90 FCFA521	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 R$4.48	$0.68 FCFA391	-11.4%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 67.0% more for groceries

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$9.20	$0.33 FCFA189	-79.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 R$26.01	$1.63 FCFA944	-63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 R$20.94	$11.03 FCFA6,370	+209.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$12.34	$2.16 FCFA1,250	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.42 R$8.34	$2.96 FCFA1,712	+108.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 R$5.08	$2.22 FCFA1,284	+156.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.33	$0.78 FCFA450	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.93	$1.73 FCFA999	+246.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$4.08	$1.06 FCFA613	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.98	$0.69 FCFA399	+36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.14	$0.69 FCFA399	+29.2%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 R$22.21	$3.92 FCFA2,265	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.46 R$254.97	$81.69 FCFA47,181	+88.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,385.57 R$143,067.73	$11,273.85 FCFA6,510,974	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.21 R$42.31	$3.68 FCFA2,123	-49.0%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.32 R$113.32	$190.62 FCFA110,089	+886.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.74 R$2,116.43	$1,386.33 FCFA800,646	+284.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.88 R$1,313.46	$179.73 FCFA103,798	-19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 R$301.97	$187.42 FCFA108,239	+264.1%
Average			+353.9%

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pay 89.0% less for childcare

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.58 R$2,708.07	$35.95 FCFA20,760	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,525.09 R$67,616.53	$1,633.89 FCFA943,619	-85.8%
Average			-89.0%

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pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$10.22	$1.23 FCFA708	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 R$10.26	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$12.26	$0.94 FCFA543	-55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$139.63	$130.71 FCFA75,490	+449.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.97 R$40.88	$4.90 FCFA2,831	-29.6%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	Brasilia	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.89 R$298.58	$32.68 FCFA18,872	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.19 R$241.65	$61.27 FCFA35,386	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.43 R$377.98	$53.10 FCFA30,668	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 R$326.83	$106.20 FCFA61,335	+90.6%
Average			+21.5%

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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: April 2025

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