Cost of living comparison

Saint Helier, Jersey

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 45.9% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 15.5% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 95.3% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 45.6% less in N'djamena

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £33.42	$8.17 FCFA4,701	-81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.64	$4.29 FCFA2,467	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.09	$0.90 FCFA519	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £1.85	$0.68 FCFA389	-73.0%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.70	$0.33 FCFA188	-85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £3.94	$1.63 FCFA940	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £5.79	$11.03 FCFA6,346	+40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £3.97	$2.16 FCFA1,245	-59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.19	$2.96 FCFA1,706	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.40	$2.22 FCFA1,279	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.03	$0.78 FCFA449	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.36	$1.73 FCFA995	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.35	$1.06 FCFA611	-42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.16	$0.69 FCFA398	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.69 FCFA398	-52.1%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.86	$3.92 FCFA2,256	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £49.65	$81.69 FCFA47,005	+21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £20,526.37	$11,273.85 FCFA6,486,701	-59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £38.08	$3.68 FCFA2,115	-92.9%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 15.5% more for housing

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £53.62	$190.62 FCFA109,679	+162.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,336.60	$1,386.33 FCFA797,662	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,268.41	$179.73 FCFA103,411	-89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £123.83	$187.42 FCFA107,835	+11.9%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 95.3% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,718.49	$35.95 FCFA20,682	-98.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £15,275.44	$1,633.89 FCFA940,102	-92.1%
Average			-95.3%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £5.73	$1.23 FCFA705	-84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £3.66	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £11.46	$0.94 FCFA541	-93.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £54.74	$130.71 FCFA75,208	+76.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £13.37	$4.90 FCFA2,820	-72.9%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £73.99	$32.68 FCFA18,802	-67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £51.24	$61.27 FCFA35,254	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £89.50	$53.10 FCFA30,553	-56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £149.57	$106.20 FCFA61,107	-47.5%
Average			-45.6%

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