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Avarua vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Avarua is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Avarua
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Avarua
Housing: pay 51.2% less in Avarua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Avarua
Clothing: pay 37.0% more in Avarua

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Avarua are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Avarua.

Avarua vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Avarua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,226	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,742	$8.96 NZ$16.11	+109.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA577	$2.39 NZ$4.30	+164.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA433	$1.79 NZ$3.22	+164.9%
Average			+146.3%

N'djamena vs. Avarua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Avarua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA209	$3.52 NZ$6.34	+978.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$5.97 NZ$10.74	+265.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,056	$6.78 NZ$12.20	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,385	$5.08 NZ$9.13	+134.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,896	$3.79 NZ$6.82	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$1.35 NZ$2.44	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA499	$0.81 NZ$1.46	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,106	$1.63 NZ$2.92	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA680	$4.33 NZ$7.79	+308.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.35 NZ$2.44	+95.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.08 NZ$1.95	+56.6%
Average			+162.5%

N'djamena vs. Avarua - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	N'djamena	Avarua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,508	??
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA52,258	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,352	??

N'djamena vs. Avarua - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	N'djamena	Avarua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,936	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	$155.28 NZ$279.22	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,968	$155.28 NZ$279.22	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,886	$91.34 NZ$164.25	-51.3%
Average			-51.2%

N'djamena vs. Avarua - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Avarua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,994	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	??

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Avarua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA784	$4.48 NZ$8.05	+265.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.58 NZ$6.44
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA601	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,613	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,135	??
Average			+265.5%

N'djamena vs. Avarua - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Avarua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,903	$66.89 NZ$120.28	+104.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA39,194	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,968	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,936	$73.46 NZ$132.09	-30.8%
Average			+37.0%

N'djamena vs. Avarua - Cost of clothing

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