Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 5.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 20.0 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,722	$17.96 CA$24.68	+119.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,478	$10.78 CA$14.81	+151.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA521	$2.17 CA$2.98	+140.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA391	$1.53 CA$2.10	+126.3%
Average			+134.6%

N'djamena vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA189	$2.65 CA$3.64	+710.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA944	$6.28 CA$8.63	+284.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,376	$9.92 CA$13.64	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,251	$3.31 CA$4.55	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,714	$5.89 CA$8.09	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,285	$1.93 CA$2.66	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA451	$0.64 CA$0.87	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,000	$1.44 CA$1.98	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA614	$1.69 CA$2.32	+58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$1.20 CA$1.65	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$1.31 CA$1.79	+88.8%
Average			+119.1%

N'djamena vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,267	$4.15 CA$5.70	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,224	$92.50 CA$127.11	+13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,516,913	$24,412.64 CA$33,544.19	+116.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,125	$18.80 CA$25.83	+411.3%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA110,189	$50.21 CA$69.00	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA801,377	$1,425.51 CA$1,958.73	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,893	$1,269.57 CA$1,744.45	+606.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,337	$131.33 CA$180.46	-29.9%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 20.0 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,779	$999.72 CA$1,373.67	+2681.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA944,480	$19,936.07 CA$27,393.16	+1120.2%
Average			+1900.7%

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pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA708	$5.75 CA$7.90	+369.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.71 CA$5.10
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA543	$12.93 CA$17.77	+1276.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,558	$46.27 CA$63.58	-64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,833	$10.78 CA$14.81	+119.9%
Average			+425.2%

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,890	$57.20 CA$78.59	+75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,418	$44.39 CA$60.99	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,696	$97.78 CA$134.35	+84.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,391	$110.86 CA$152.32	+4.4%
Average			+34.0%

N'djamena vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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