Cost of living comparison

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N'djamena is 52.6% more expensive than Vientiane.

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.82
LAK39,833
$8.26
FCFA4,979
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
LAK70,993
$13.21
FCFA7,967
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
LAK14,796
$0.83
FCFA498

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
LAK20,395
$0.33
FCFA199
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$1.65
FCFA996
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$7.29
FCFA4,398

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
LAK112,637
$3.96
FCFA2,390
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$82.55
FCFA49,795
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.36
LAK292,967
$82.55
FCFA49,795
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $863.65
LAK18,931,546
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $785.49
LAK17,218,267
$181.61
FCFA109,549

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$36.32
FCFA21,910
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$1,651.00
FCFA995,896

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pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
LAK21,844
$1.24
FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
LAK36,599
$3.30
FCFA1,992
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
LAK35,978
$1.07
FCFA647

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

 
Vientiane
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$33.02
FCFA19,918
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$61.91
FCFA37,346
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$53.66
FCFA32,367

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