Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

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Riga vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 3.2 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% more in Riga
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Riga
Transportation: pay 91.7% more in Riga
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Riga
Childcare: pay 11.6 times more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Riga
Clothing: pay 52.5% more in Riga

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

Riga vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.1% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,712	$10.72 €9.42	+31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,473	$8.33 €7.33	+94.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA520	$1.44 €1.26	+59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA390	$1.19 €1.04	+75.4%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA188	$1.56 €1.38	+378.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA942	$5.73 €5.04	+250.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,362	$4.85 €4.26	-56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,248	$2.86 €2.51	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,710	$3.19 €2.80	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,282	$0.67 €0.59	-69.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA450	$0.84 €0.73	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA997	$1.07 €0.94	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA613	$1.52 €1.34	+43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.42 €0.37	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.44 €0.38	-36.9%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 91.7% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,262	$6.77 €5.95	+72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,121	$32.15 €28.27	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,502,721	$28,026.61 €24,644.38	+148.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,120	$11.25 €9.90	+206.1%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	N'djamena	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA109,949	$17.68 €15.54	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA799,632	$536.44 €471.70	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,667	$367.73 €323.35	+104.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,102	$244.58 €215.07	+30.5%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 11.6 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,733	$538.03 €473.10	+1396.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA942,423	$13,487.73 €11,860.04	+725.5%
Average			+1061.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA707	$4.82 €4.24	+293.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.39 €2.98
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA542	$5.25 €4.62	+459.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,394	$46.01 €40.46	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,827	$10.72 €9.42	+118.7%
Average			+201.6%

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pay 52.5% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,848	$81.84 €71.96	+150.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,341	$43.77 €38.49	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,629	$92.38 €81.23	+74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,258	$121.02 €106.42	+14.0%
Average			+52.5%

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