Cost of living comparison

Lisbon, Portugal

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 8.3% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 17.3% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 90.7% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 91.5% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €12.56	$8.17 FCFA4,927	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.87	$4.29 FCFA2,586	-55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.71	$0.90 FCFA544	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.25	$0.68 FCFA408	-50.4%
Average			-49.4%

Lisbon vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.36	$0.33 FCFA197	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €5.13	$1.63 FCFA985	-70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.56	$11.03 FCFA6,653	+185.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.74	$2.16 FCFA1,306	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €3.04	$2.96 FCFA1,788	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.95	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+114.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.63	$0.78 FCFA470	+13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.73 FCFA1,043	+94.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.98	$1.06 FCFA641
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.81	$0.69 FCFA417	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.86	$0.69 FCFA417	-26.0%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.63	$3.92 FCFA2,365	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €39.42	$81.69 FCFA49,274	+90.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €29,564.52	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €9.07	$3.68 FCFA2,217	-62.7%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 90.7% more for housing

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €36.69	$190.62 FCFA114,973	+377.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,392.31	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €984.43	$179.73 FCFA108,403	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €97.63	$187.42 FCFA113,041	+76.5%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 91.5% less for childcare

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €530.00	$35.95 FCFA21,681	-93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €14,023.96	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	-89.3%
Average			-91.5%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.96	$1.23 FCFA739	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.40	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.52	$0.94 FCFA567	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €39.00	$130.71 FCFA78,839	+208.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.88	$4.90 FCFA2,956	-42.8%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Lisbon	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €79.61	$32.68 FCFA19,710	-62.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €34.60	$61.27 FCFA36,956	+62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €75.85	$53.10 FCFA32,028	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €99.69	$106.20 FCFA64,056	-2.0%
Average			-9.3%

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