Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 3.5 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 100.0% more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 52.8% more in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 97.4% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 95.6% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 12.7 times more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 45.9% more in Lisbon

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

Lisbon vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 100.0% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,927	$13.66 €12.56	+67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,586	$9.65 €8.87	+125.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA544	$1.86 €1.71	+105.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA408	$1.36 €1.25	+101.7%
Average			+100.0%

N'djamena vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.8% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA197	$1.48 €1.36	+353.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA985	$5.58 €5.13	+241.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,653	$3.87 €3.56	-64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,306	$2.97 €2.74	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,788	$3.31 €3.04	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,341	$1.04 €0.95	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA470	$0.69 €0.63	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,043	$0.89 €0.82	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA641	$1.06 €0.98
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA417	$0.88 €0.81	+27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA417	$0.94 €0.86	+35.2%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 97.4% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,365	$7.21 €6.63	+83.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA49,274	$42.87 €39.42	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	$32,152.89 €29,564.52	+185.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,217	$9.86 €9.07	+168.2%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 95.6% more for housing

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA114,973	$39.90 €36.69	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	$1,514.21 €1,392.31	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA108,403	$1,070.61 €984.43	+495.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA113,041	$106.17 €97.63	-43.3%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 12.7 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,681	$576.40 €530.00	+1503.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	$15,251.75 €14,023.96	+833.5%
Average			+1168.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA739	$3.22 €2.96	+162.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.61 €2.40
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA567	$6.00 €5.52	+538.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA78,839	$42.41 €39.00	-67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,956	$8.57 €7.88	+74.9%
Average			+177.1%

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pay 45.9% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,710	$86.58 €79.61	+164.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,956	$37.63 €34.60	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA32,028	$82.49 €75.85	+55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA64,056	$108.41 €99.69	+2.1%
Average			+45.9%

N'djamena vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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