Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 53.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 90.5% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 43.7% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱289.08	$8.17 FCFA4,550	+59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱240.90	$4.29 FCFA2,387	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱49.34	$0.90 FCFA502	+3.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.77	$0.68 FCFA377	+37.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Manila	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱76.40	$0.33 FCFA182	-75.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱299.72	$1.63 FCFA910	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱383.90	$11.03 FCFA6,143	+62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱117.46	$2.16 FCFA1,205	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱136.72	$2.96 FCFA1,651	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.00	$2.22 FCFA1,238	+46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱45.43	$0.78 FCFA434	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.02	$1.73 FCFA963	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.20	$1.06 FCFA592	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱67.87	$0.69 FCFA385	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱83.92	$0.69 FCFA385	-53.4%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱234.04	$3.92 FCFA2,184	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱561.10	$81.69 FCFA45,496	+722.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,445,396.42	$11,273.85 FCFA6,278,436	-55.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱150.80	$3.68 FCFA2,047	+37.8%
Average			+174.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Manila	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,627.91	$190.62 FCFA106,157	+561.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,498.89	$1,386.33 FCFA772,052	+195.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,249.47	$179.73 FCFA100,091	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,009.23	$187.42 FCFA104,373	+76.3%
Average			+202.6%

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pay 90.5% less for childcare

	Manila	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,269.81	$35.95 FCFA20,018	-92.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱798,409.45	$1,633.89 FCFA909,918	-88.4%
Average			-90.5%

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱77.09	$1.23 FCFA682	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱152.42	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱173.45	$0.94 FCFA523	-69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,295.11	$130.71 FCFA72,793	+221.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱433.62	$4.90 FCFA2,730	-36.1%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 43.7% more for clothing

	Manila	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,882.65	$32.68 FCFA18,198	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,503.12	$61.27 FCFA34,122	+130.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,183.54	$53.10 FCFA29,572	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,441.28	$106.20 FCFA59,145	+74.4%
Average			+43.7%

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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: July 2025

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