Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.2 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 0.9% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 89.1% more in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 40.7% more in N'djamena
Housing
pay 8.4 times more in N'djamena
Childcare
pay 88.3% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.6% more in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 15.5% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.9% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB717.07
$8.17
FCFA4,584
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB398.37
$4.29
FCFA2,406
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB83.68
$0.90
FCFA506

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB48.29
$0.33
FCFA183
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB343.89
$1.63
FCFA917
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB278.40
$11.03
FCFA6,190

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB173.14
$3.92
FCFA2,200
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,230.89
$81.69
FCFA45,845
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
$11,273.85
FCFA6,326,563

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pay 8.4 times more for housing

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB497.88
$190.62
FCFA106,971
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB74,974.87
$1,386.33
FCFA777,970
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB45,527.48
$179.73
FCFA100,858

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB36,415.94
$35.95
FCFA20,172
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
$1,633.89
FCFA916,893

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB239.02
$1.23
FCFA688
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB197.05
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB191.22
$0.94
FCFA527

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

 
Moscow
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
$32.68
FCFA18,338
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
$61.27
FCFA34,383
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
$53.10
FCFA29,799

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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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