Cost of living comparison

Monaco, Monaco

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 47.3% cheaper than Monaco.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.9% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 97.2% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.8% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 64.7% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% less for restaurants

	Monaco	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.90 €18.42	$8.17 FCFA4,722	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.33 €10.86	$4.29 FCFA2,478	-65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 €4.12	$0.90 FCFA521	-80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$7.08 €6.24	$0.68 FCFA391	-90.4%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Monaco	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$6.56 €5.78	$0.33 FCFA189	-95.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04 €7.08	$1.63 FCFA944	-79.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.26	$11.03 FCFA6,376	+55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.56 €3.14	$2.16 FCFA1,251	-39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.19	$2.96 FCFA1,714	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07 €1.82	$2.22 FCFA1,285	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.07	$0.78 FCFA451	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.07	$1.73 FCFA1,000	+42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 €1.58	$1.06 FCFA614	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.83	$0.69 FCFA400	-26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.28	$0.69 FCFA400	-52.5%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Monaco	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.55 €7.53	$3.92 FCFA2,267	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.58 €20.78	$81.69 FCFA47,224	+246.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,276.05 €40,780.31	$11,273.85 FCFA6,516,913	-75.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.36 €17.95	$3.68 FCFA2,125	-81.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Monaco	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.09 €53.84	$190.62 FCFA110,189	+212.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$8,084.96 €7,124.79	$1,386.33 FCFA801,377	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$6,430.58 €5,666.88	$179.73 FCFA103,893	-97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.04 €207.13	$187.42 FCFA108,337	-20.3%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 97.2% less for childcare

	Monaco	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,089.94 €1,841.74	$35.95 FCFA20,779	-98.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,736.55 €37,661.16	$1,633.89 FCFA944,480	-96.2%
Average			-97.2%

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pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.57 €7.56	$1.23 FCFA708	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.62 €5.83	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €11.81	$0.94 FCFA543	-93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$515.79 €454.53	$130.71 FCFA75,558	-74.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 €11.33	$4.90 FCFA2,833	-61.9%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 64.7% less for clothing

	Monaco	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$174.43 €153.71	$32.68 FCFA18,890	-81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.29 €66.35	$61.27 FCFA35,418	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$219.18 €193.15	$53.10 FCFA30,696	-75.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$625.91 €551.58	$106.20 FCFA61,391	-83.0%
Average			-64.7%

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