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Basseterre vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Basseterre is 2.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Basseterre
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Basseterre
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Basseterre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Basseterre
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Basseterre

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

Basseterre vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,197	$22.20 EC$60.00	+171.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,727	$13.98 EC$37.77	+226.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA574	$2.04 EC$5.50	+125.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA430	$2.28 EC$6.17	+237.6%
Average			+190.3%

N'djamena vs. Basseterre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA208	$4.07 EC$10.99	+1144.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,039	$5.51 EC$14.88	+237.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,017	$12.19 EC$32.94	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,377	$5.99 EC$16.20	+176.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,886	$5.63 EC$15.21	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,414	$1.01 EC$2.72	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA496	$1.11 EC$3.00	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,100	$0.84 EC$2.27	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA676	$0.66 EC$1.79	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA440	$0.50 EC$1.36	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA440	$0.71 EC$1.93	+3.2%
Average			+139.3%

N'djamena vs. Basseterre - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,494	??
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA51,969	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,171,764	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,339	??

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,262	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA881,903	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,332	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,224	$76.47 EC$206.67	-59.2%
Average			-54.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,866	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,039,386	??

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA780	$2.22 EC$6.00	+81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA598	$5.55 EC$15.00	+490.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,151	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,118	$6.29 EC$17.00	+28.3%
Average			+200.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Basseterre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,788	$88.81 EC$240.00	+171.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA38,977	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,780	$129.51 EC$350.00	+143.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,560	??
Average			+157.9%

N'djamena vs. Basseterre - Cost of clothing

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