Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 13.8% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 90.0% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	San Jose	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,467.66	$8.17 FCFA4,550	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,905.71	$4.29 FCFA2,387	-55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,006.54	$0.90 FCFA502	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC737.56	$0.68 FCFA377	-53.7%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	San Jose	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,310.89	$0.33 FCFA182	-87.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,153.06	$1.63 FCFA910	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,651.36	$11.03 FCFA6,143	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,647.07	$2.16 FCFA1,205	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,224.69	$2.96 FCFA1,651	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC984.75	$2.22 FCFA1,238	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC318.18	$0.78 FCFA434	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC803.23	$1.73 FCFA963	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC680.59	$1.06 FCFA592	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC656.05	$0.69 FCFA385	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC601.26	$0.69 FCFA385	-41.9%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	San Jose	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,770.53	$3.92 FCFA2,184	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC19,196.25	$81.69 FCFA45,496	+114.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,641,693.93	$11,273.85 FCFA6,278,436	-69.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC8,047.82	$3.68 FCFA2,047	-76.9%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	San Jose	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC27,057.05	$190.62 FCFA106,157	+255.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC374,635.94	$1,386.33 FCFA772,052	+86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC234,047.38	$179.73 FCFA100,091	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC31,833.38	$187.42 FCFA104,373	+197.2%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 90.0% less for childcare

	San Jose	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC263,273.05	$35.95 FCFA20,018	-93.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,273,076.39	$1,633.89 FCFA909,918	-86.9%
Average			-90.0%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,471.71	$1.23 FCFA682	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,863.54	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,550.97	$0.94 FCFA523	-81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC30,139.86	$130.71 FCFA72,793	+118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,905.71	$4.90 FCFA2,730	-49.6%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	San Jose	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC37,149.70	$32.68 FCFA18,198	-55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,652.44	$61.27 FCFA34,122	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC63,602.33	$53.10 FCFA29,572	-57.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC59,225.39	$106.20 FCFA59,145	-9.5%
Average			-25.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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