Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Brasilia, Brazil

Brasilia vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 2.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 53.0% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 9.9 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Brasilia

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

Brasilia vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,722	$6.97 R$39.89	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,478	$6.10 R$34.90	+42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA521	$1.14 R$6.52	+26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA391	$0.76 R$4.37	+12.9%
Average			+16.7%

N'djamena vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA189	$1.57 R$8.98	+380.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA944	$4.43 R$25.38	+171.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,376	$3.57 R$20.44	-67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,251	$2.10 R$12.04	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,714	$1.42 R$8.14	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,285	$0.87 R$4.96	-61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA451	$0.57 R$3.25	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,000	$0.50 R$2.86	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA614	$0.70 R$3.98	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$0.51 R$2.91	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$0.54 R$3.06	-22.6%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,267	$3.79 R$21.67	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,224	$43.46 R$248.80	-46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,516,913	$24,385.57 R$139,607.42	+116.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,125	$7.21 R$41.28	+96.2%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 53.0% less for housing

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA110,189	$19.32 R$110.58	-89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA801,377	$360.74 R$2,065.25	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,893	$223.88 R$1,281.69	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,337	$51.47 R$294.67	-72.5%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 9.9 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,779	$461.58 R$2,642.57	+1184.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA944,480	$11,525.09 R$65,981.12	+605.4%
Average			+894.8%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA708	$1.74 R$9.97	+42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.75 R$10.01
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA543	$2.09 R$11.97	+122.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,558	$23.80 R$136.25	-81.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,833	$6.97 R$39.89	+42.1%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,890	$50.89 R$291.36	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,418	$41.19 R$235.80	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,696	$64.43 R$368.84	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,391	$55.71 R$318.92	-47.5%
Average			-0.8%

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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: June 2025

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