Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 18.4% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 33.8% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 80.1% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Victoria	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.28	$8.17 FCFA4,722	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.08	$4.29 FCFA2,478	-55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.17	$0.90 FCFA521	-67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.56	$0.68 FCFA391	-75.1%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Victoria	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.58	$0.33 FCFA189	-85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.69	$1.63 FCFA944	-91.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.90	$11.03 FCFA6,376	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.83	$2.16 FCFA1,251	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.63	$2.96 FCFA1,714	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$2.22 FCFA1,285	+128.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$0.78 FCFA451	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.73 FCFA1,000	+78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.43	$1.06 FCFA614	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$0.69 FCFA400	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$0.69 FCFA400	-5.3%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Victoria	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.70	$3.92 FCFA2,267	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.24	$81.69 FCFA47,224	+204.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,422.19	$11,273.85 FCFA6,516,913	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.58	$3.68 FCFA2,125	-92.0%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Victoria	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.80	$190.62 FCFA110,189	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,931.66	$1,386.33 FCFA801,377	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,296.00	$179.73 FCFA103,893	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,045.18	$187.42 FCFA108,337	+154.9%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 80.1% less for childcare

	Victoria	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.75	$35.95 FCFA20,779	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,085.74	$1,633.89 FCFA944,480	-81.6%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.81	$1.23 FCFA708	-69.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.39	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.38	$0.94 FCFA543	-95.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,362.13	$130.71 FCFA75,558	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.43	$4.90 FCFA2,833	-12.3%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Victoria	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR975.05	$32.68 FCFA18,890	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.54	$61.27 FCFA35,418	+109.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,044.13	$53.10 FCFA30,696	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,086.10	$106.20 FCFA61,391	+39.0%
Average			+17.0%

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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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