Cost of living comparison

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Kathmandu is 14.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

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

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,138
$1.47
NPR199.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,696
$7.36
NPR996.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA567
$0.46
NPR61.78

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA206
$0.57
NPR76.66
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA1,028
$4.70
NPR636.11
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA6,937
$3.17
NPR429.79

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pay 82.6% more for transportation

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,466
$4.85
NPR657.43
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA51,379
$9.94
NPR1,346.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
$33,138.99
NPR4,489,701.39

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pay 77.5% less for housing

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$190.62
FCFA119,884
$10.42
NPR1,412.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA871,883
$191.60
NPR25,958.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA113,033
$102.03
NPR13,822.46

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $35.95
FCFA22,607
$91.89
NPR12,448.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
$3,479.59
NPR471,418.65

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
FCFA771
$2.58
NPR349.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.66
NPR224.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA591
$2.95
NPR399.08

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

 
N'djamena
Kathmandu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.68
FCFA20,552
$24.02
NPR3,254.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA38,534
$31.19
NPR4,225.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA33,396
$53.29
NPR7,220.28

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