Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena is 62.2% more expensive than Rabat.

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

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pay 92.2% more for restaurants

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.75
MAD36.79
$8.26
FCFA4,979
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
MAD58.87
$13.21
FCFA7,967
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
MAD6.23
$0.83
FCFA498

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
MAD5.00
$0.33
FCFA199
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.75
MAD46.60
$1.65
FCFA996
Milk (1 gallon) $3.06
MAD29.99
$7.29
FCFA4,398

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.81
MAD57.05
$3.96
FCFA2,390
Monthly public transit pass $24.99
MAD245.28
$82.55
FCFA49,795
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.82
MAD400.63
$82.55
FCFA49,795
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $412.37
MAD4,047.62
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.16
MAD2,563.44
$181.61
FCFA109,549

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pay 62.0% less for childcare

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.41
MAD1,329.11
$36.32
FCFA21,910
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
$1,651.00
FCFA995,896

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pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
MAD39.25
$1.24
FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
MAD17.05
$3.30
FCFA1,992
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.90
MAD38.26
$1.07
FCFA647

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

 
Rabat
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.15
MAD629.70
$33.02
FCFA19,918
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.23
MAD453.78
$61.91
FCFA37,346
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.91
MAD921.79
$53.66
FCFA32,367

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