Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 2.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 69.6% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 10.2 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,712	$8.72 TRY331.72	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,473	$7.27 TRY276.43	+69.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA520	$1.27 TRY48.32	+40.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA390	$0.50 TRY19.17	-25.4%
Average			+23.0%

N'djamena vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA188	$0.83 TRY31.72	+155.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA942	$4.61 TRY175.23	+182.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,362	$3.90 TRY148.36	-64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,248	$1.68 TRY63.92	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,710	$2.70 TRY102.64	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,282	$0.49 TRY18.50	-78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA450	$0.88 TRY33.51	+13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA997	$0.45 TRY17.27	-73.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA613	$0.54 TRY20.59	-49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.25 TRY9.41	-64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.23 TRY8.73	-66.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 69.6% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,262	$4.81 TRY183.06	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,121	$8.72 TRY331.72	-89.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,502,721	$44,845.33 TRY1,705,025.88	+297.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,120	$5.40 TRY205.43	+47.0%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	N'djamena	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA109,949	$11.50 TRY437.31	-94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA799,632	$592.54 TRY22,528.30	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,667	$399.36 TRY15,183.78	+122.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,102	$53.07 TRY2,017.86	-71.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 10.2 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,733	$502.10 TRY19,089.95	+1296.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA942,423	$10,388.60 TRY394,976.13	+535.8%
Average			+916.3%

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pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA707	$3.49 TRY132.69	+184.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.84 TRY108.08
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA542	$2.04 TRY77.40	+116.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,394	$40.91 TRY1,555.29	-68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,827	$5.82 TRY221.14	+18.7%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,848	$56.66 TRY2,154.25	+73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,341	$45.57 TRY1,732.52	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,629	$104.18 TRY3,961.09	+96.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,258	$93.27 TRY3,546.21	-12.2%
Average			+33.0%

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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: April 2025

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