Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 31.2% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Tirana	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL945	$8.17 FCFA4,713	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL756	$4.29 FCFA2,473	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL137	$0.90 FCFA520	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL71	$0.68 FCFA390	-17.7%
Average			-34.2%

Tirana vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Tirana	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL86	$0.33 FCFA189	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL546	$1.63 FCFA943	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL657	$11.03 FCFA6,363	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL311	$2.16 FCFA1,249	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL306	$2.96 FCFA1,710	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$2.22 FCFA1,283	+201.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL100	$0.78 FCFA450	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.73 FCFA998	+110.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL75	$1.06 FCFA613	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$0.69 FCFA399	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.69 FCFA399	+15.0%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Tirana	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL679	$3.92 FCFA2,262	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,511	$81.69 FCFA47,132	+367.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	$11,273.85 FCFA6,504,217	-61.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,551	$3.68 FCFA2,121	-87.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Tirana	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,576	$190.62 FCFA109,975	+946.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,480	$1,386.33 FCFA799,816	+133.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,703	$179.73 FCFA103,690	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,752	$187.42 FCFA108,126	+140.2%
Average			+290.9%

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Tirana	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,270	$35.95 FCFA20,738	-86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	$1,633.89 FCFA942,640	-69.6%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL236	$1.23 FCFA707	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL160	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL331	$0.94 FCFA542	-75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,057	$130.71 FCFA75,411	+178.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL756	$4.90 FCFA2,828	-43.9%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Tirana	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,568	$32.68 FCFA18,853	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,134	$61.27 FCFA35,349	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,666	$53.10 FCFA30,636	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,601	$106.20 FCFA61,272	-20.8%
Average			-22.2%

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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: May 2025

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