Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 3.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 57.3% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 11.7 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.6% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$7.88 ₩11,614	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,742	$6.09 ₩8,974	+42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA577	$1.59 ₩2,339	+75.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.84 ₩1,239	+24.3%
Average			+34.6%

N'djamena vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA209	$3.10 ₩4,563	+847.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$6.52 ₩9,617	+299.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,056	$8.06 ₩11,879	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,385	$3.06 ₩4,508	+41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,896	$4.74 ₩6,982	+59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$3.30 ₩4,861	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA499	$1.55 ₩2,284	+98.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,106	$2.44 ₩3,598	+41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA680	$2.68 ₩3,958	+152.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.73 ₩2,551	+150.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.39 ₩2,044	+100.5%
Average			+164.7%

N'djamena vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,508	$4.59 ₩6,764	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA52,258	$44.40 ₩65,458	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	$27,023.07 ₩39,835,377	+139.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,352	$8.02 ₩11,825	+118.2%
Average			+57.3%

N'djamena vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	N'djamena	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,936	$22.27 ₩32,835	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	$883.18 ₩1,301,916	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,968	$490.54 ₩723,116	+172.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,886	$133.35 ₩196,579	-28.8%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 11.7 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,994	$385.48 ₩568,246	+972.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	$20,782.92 ₩30,636,617	+1172.0%
Average			+1072.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA784	$3.58 ₩5,279	+192.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.60 ₩5,310
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA601	$3.22 ₩4,751	+243.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,613	$53.73 ₩79,203	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$10.74 ₩15,837	+119.2%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,903	$59.13 ₩87,162	+80.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA39,194	$46.64 ₩68,760	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,968	$86.69 ₩127,797	+63.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,936	$124.89 ₩184,104	+17.6%
Average			+34.5%

N'djamena vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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