Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena is 10.6% cheaper than Castries.

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

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

 
Castries
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$8.26
FCFA4,979
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$13.21
FCFA7,967
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.22
EC$6.00
$0.83
FCFA498

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

 
Castries
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
EC$4.39
$0.33
FCFA199
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.08
EC$8.33
$1.65
FCFA996
Milk (1 gallon) $7.72
EC$20.85
$7.29
FCFA4,398

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pay 45.8% less for transportation

 
Castries
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.78
EC$15.61
$3.96
FCFA2,390
Monthly public transit pass ?? $82.55
FCFA49,795
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685

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pay 64.4% more for housing

 
Castries
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.02
EC$121.67
$82.55
FCFA49,795
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $653.95
EC$1,767.34
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $374.65
EC$1,012.50
$181.61
FCFA109,549

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pay 80.0% less for childcare

 
Castries
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $181.93
EC$491.67
$36.32
FCFA21,910
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,651.00
FCFA995,896

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Castries
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.24
FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$3.30
FCFA1,992
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.07
FCFA647

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

 
Castries
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.39
EC$203.75
$33.02
FCFA19,918
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.19
EC$143.75
$61.91
FCFA37,346
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.63
EC$312.50
$53.66
FCFA32,367

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