Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 83.6% more in Port-au-prince

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,718	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	+46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,476	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	+165.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA521	$2.00 HTG261.15	+121.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA391	$1.50 HTG195.86	+121.8%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA189	$2.50 HTG326.44	+665.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA944	$5.00 HTG652.88	+206.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,370	$5.68 HTG741.42	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,250	$2.80 HTG365.00	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,712	$6.91 HTG902.06	+133.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$2.27 HTG296.14	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA450	$0.54 HTG71.07	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA999	$0.45 HTG59.23	-73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA613	$0.45 HTG59.23	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$2.27 HTG296.14	+227.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$1.27 HTG165.84	+83.6%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,265	$2.01 HTG262.04	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,181	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	-75.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,510,974	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	+210.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,123	$3.58 HTG467.46	-2.6%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA110,089	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA800,646	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,798	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	+395.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,239	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	-59.2%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,760	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	+178.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA943,619	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	+320.3%
Average			+249.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA708	$5.00 HTG652.88	+308.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.65 HTG215.14
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA543	$2.00 HTG261.15	+112.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,490	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,831	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	+104.0%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 83.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,872	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	+144.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,386	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,668	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	+126.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,335	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	+41.2%
Average			+83.6%

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