Cost of living comparison

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 39.0% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 17.6% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 79.9% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.23 F CFA708	$8.17 FCFA4,722	+566.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.35 F CFA4,250	$4.29 FCFA2,478	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 F CFA441	$0.90 FCFA521	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 F CFA307	$0.68 FCFA391	+27.4%
Average			+142.7%

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 F CFA413	$0.33 FCFA189	-54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 F CFA4,722	$1.63 FCFA944	-80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.16 F CFA5,296	$11.03 FCFA6,376	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 F CFA1,654	$2.16 FCFA1,251	-24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 F CFA5,141	$2.96 FCFA1,714	-66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 F CFA857	$2.22 FCFA1,285	+50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 F CFA287	$0.78 FCFA451	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 F CFA238	$1.73 FCFA1,000	+319.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 F CFA603	$1.06 FCFA614	+1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA691	$0.69 FCFA400	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA355	$0.69 FCFA400	+12.7%
Average			+17.6%

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 F CFA2,798	$3.92 FCFA2,267	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$81.69 FCFA47,224
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,273.85 FCFA6,516,913
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.68 FCFA2,125
Average			-19.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.85 F CFA25,926	$190.62 FCFA110,189	+325.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 F CFA236,120	$1,386.33 FCFA801,377	+239.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.93 F CFA165,284	$179.73 FCFA103,893	-37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.13 F CFA51,520	$187.42 FCFA108,337	+110.3%
Average			+159.4%

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pay 79.9% less for childcare

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.54 F CFA70,836	$35.95 FCFA20,779	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,052.55 F CFA8,701,205	$1,633.89 FCFA944,480	-89.1%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 F CFA661	$1.23 FCFA708	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 F CFA944	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA944	$0.94 FCFA543	-42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA33,057	$130.71 FCFA75,558	+128.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,722	$4.90 FCFA2,833	-40.0%
Average			+13.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$32.68 FCFA18,890
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.27 FCFA35,418
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$53.10 FCFA30,696
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.20 FCFA61,391

Ouagadougou vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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