Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 2.9 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 15.3% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 41.5% more in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,718	$11.85 RON51.98	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,476	$7.54 RON33.08	+75.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA521	$2.00 RON8.76	+121.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA391	$2.20 RON9.67	+225.8%
Average			+117.1%

N'djamena vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA189	$1.17 RON5.15	+259.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA944	$4.52 RON19.84	+176.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,370	$6.34 RON27.81	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,250	$3.28 RON14.37	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,712	$3.09 RON13.55	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$0.59 RON2.57	-73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA450	$0.77 RON3.37	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA999	$0.75 RON3.29	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA613	$0.88 RON3.86	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.51 RON2.22	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.44 RON1.93	-36.3%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,265	$6.09 RON26.73	+55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,181	$17.24 RON75.61	-78.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,510,974	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	+130.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,123	$5.82 RON25.52	+58.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 15.3% less for housing

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA110,089	$9.35 RON41.03	-95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA800,646	$601.94 RON2,640.15	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,798	$397.23 RON1,742.29	+121.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,239	$130.07 RON570.49	-30.6%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,760	$527.95 RON2,315.64	+1368.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA943,619	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	+550.7%
Average			+959.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA708	$3.23 RON14.18	+163.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.17 RON13.89
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA543	$5.98 RON26.23	+536.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,490	$49.84 RON218.61	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,831	$8.62 RON37.80	+75.8%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,872	$78.42 RON343.94	+140.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,386	$39.68 RON174.03	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,668	$85.94 RON376.96	+61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,335	$105.80 RON464.06	-0.4%
Average			+41.5%

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