Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

P'yongyang, North Korea

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

P'yongyang is 3.9 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 98.0% more in P'yongyang
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in P'yongyang
Housing: pay 73.0% less in P'yongyang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5 times more in P'yongyang

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in P'yongyang are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in P'yongyang.

P'yongyang vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.0% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,640	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,435	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA512	$2.14 KPW1,929	+137.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA384	$1.07 KPW965	+58.4%
Average			+98.0%

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA186	$2.20 KPW1,983	+574.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA928	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,264	$3.40 KPW3,058	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,229	$2.52 KPW2,267	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,684	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,263	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA443	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA982	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA603	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA393	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA393	??
Average			+173.8%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,227	??
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA46,399	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,403,017	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,088	??

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA108,264	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA787,371	$85.74 KPW77,167	-93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA102,077	$85.74 KPW77,167	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA106,444	??
Average			-73.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,415	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA927,973	??

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pay 10.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA696	$12.86 KPW11,575	+949.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.07 KPW965
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA534	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA74,238	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,784	??
Average			+949.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	N'djamena	P'yongyang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,559	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA34,799	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,159	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA60,318	??

N'djamena vs. P'yongyang - Cost of clothing

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