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N'djamena vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 14.0% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 89.3% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 75.5% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,549.53	$8.17 FCFA5,226	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,066.05	$4.29 FCFA2,742	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD352.17	$0.90 FCFA577	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD469.56	$0.68 FCFA433	-72.9%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD310.56	$0.33 FCFA209	-80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,109.16	$1.63 FCFA1,045	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,142.57	$11.03 FCFA7,056	+81.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD681.42	$2.16 FCFA1,385	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD840.78	$2.96 FCFA1,896	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD139.44	$2.22 FCFA1,422	+199.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD484.32	$0.78 FCFA499	-69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD742.57	$1.73 FCFA1,106	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD597.35	$1.06 FCFA680	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD193.44	$0.69 FCFA442	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD727.81	$0.69 FCFA442	-82.1%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 89.3% more for transportation

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD757.19	$3.92 FCFA2,508	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,756.45	$81.69 FCFA52,258	+308.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD952,235.52	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	+122.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,383.83	$3.68 FCFA2,352	-71.0%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 75.5% more for housing

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,514.42	$190.62 FCFA121,936	+104.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD125,214.90	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	+107.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD16,904.01	$179.73 FCFA114,968	+99.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD39,152.90	$187.42 FCFA119,886	-10.1%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD13,960.97	$35.95 FCFA22,994	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD281,733.53	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	+8.9%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD469.56	$1.23 FCFA784	-51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD586.94	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD939.11	$0.94 FCFA601	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD14,321.45	$130.71 FCFA83,613	+71.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,831.22	$4.90 FCFA3,135	-49.7%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Monrovia	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,458.26	$32.68 FCFA20,903	+77.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,339.00	$61.27 FCFA39,194	+81.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,565.01	$53.10 FCFA33,968	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,912.79	$106.20 FCFA67,936	+54.5%
Average			+52.0%

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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: January 2025

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