Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

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

N'djamena is 6.9% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 84.7% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 33.1% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 70.2% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in N'djamena

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

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

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$8.17 FCFA4,927	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$4.29 FCFA2,586	-62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$0.90 FCFA544	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.68 FCFA408	-54.9%
Average			-51.0%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$0.33 FCFA197	-86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$1.63 FCFA985	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$11.03 FCFA6,653	+94.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$2.16 FCFA1,306	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$2.96 FCFA1,788	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$2.22 FCFA1,341	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.78 FCFA470	+43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.73 FCFA1,043	+281.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.06 FCFA641	+134.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.69 FCFA417	-69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.69 FCFA417	-45.5%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 84.7% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$3.92 FCFA2,365	+95.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$81.69 FCFA49,274	+308.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	-67.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$3.68 FCFA2,217	+2.7%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$190.62 FCFA114,973	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$179.73 FCFA108,403	-79.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$187.42 FCFA113,041	+145.1%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 70.2% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$35.95 FCFA21,681	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	-76.2%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$1.23 FCFA739	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$0.94 FCFA567	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$130.71 FCFA78,839	+88.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$4.90 FCFA2,956	-51.0%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$32.68 FCFA19,710	-59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$61.27 FCFA36,956	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$53.10 FCFA32,028	-55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$106.20 FCFA64,056	-29.2%
Average			-40.6%

Port-au-prince vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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