Cost of living comparison

 Riga, Latvia
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 19.6% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants
pay 38.2% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 29.4% more in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 3.8% less in N'djamena
Housing
pay 3.7 times more in N'djamena
Childcare
pay 90.6% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 18.7% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.2% less for restaurants

 
Riga
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€9.10
$8.17
FCFA4,550
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
€7.07
$4.29
FCFA2,387
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.44
€1.22
$0.90
FCFA502

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

 
Riga
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.33
$0.33
FCFA182
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.73
€4.86
$1.63
FCFA910
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
€4.12
$11.03
FCFA6,143

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

 
Riga
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.75
$3.92
FCFA2,184
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€27.30
$81.69
FCFA45,496
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,026.61
€23,794.36
$11,273.85
FCFA6,278,436

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

 
Riga
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.68
€15.01
$190.62
FCFA106,157
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $536.44
€455.43
$1,386.33
FCFA772,052
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $367.73
€312.20
$179.73
FCFA100,091

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pay 90.6% less for childcare

 
Riga
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $538.03
€456.78
$35.95
FCFA20,018
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,487.73
€11,450.97
$1,633.89
FCFA909,918

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riga
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.09
$1.23
FCFA682
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
€2.88
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.25
€4.46
$0.94
FCFA523

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

 
Riga
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.84
€69.48
$32.68
FCFA18,198
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.77
€37.16
$61.27
FCFA34,122
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.38
€78.43
$53.10
FCFA29,572

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