Cost of living comparison

Washington (DC), United States

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 42.5% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 19.3% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 97.1% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	Washington	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$8.17 FCFA4,927	-67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.29 FCFA2,586	-64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78	$0.90 FCFA544	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22	$0.68 FCFA408	-69.5%
Average			-67.2%

Washington vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Washington	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$4.34	$0.33 FCFA197	-92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84	$1.63 FCFA985	-79.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14	$11.03 FCFA6,653	+166.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91	$2.16 FCFA1,306	-44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.73	$2.96 FCFA1,788	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70	$2.22 FCFA1,341	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85	$0.78 FCFA470	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.73 FCFA1,043	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59	$1.06 FCFA641	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.69 FCFA417	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61	$0.69 FCFA417	-57.0%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Washington	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$3.92 FCFA2,365	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00	$81.69 FCFA49,274	+8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	-68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.88	$3.68 FCFA2,217	-84.6%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Washington	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.46	$190.62 FCFA114,973	+186.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,582.95	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,028.70	$179.73 FCFA108,403	-91.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.65	$187.42 FCFA113,041	+27.8%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 97.1% less for childcare

	Washington	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,273.25	$35.95 FCFA21,681	-98.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$38,250.00	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	-95.7%
Average			-97.1%

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pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.23 FCFA739	-84.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.75	$0.94 FCFA567	-92.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.36	$130.71 FCFA78,839	+22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18	$4.90 FCFA2,956	-71.5%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Washington	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.13	$32.68 FCFA19,710	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.77	$61.27 FCFA36,956	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.47	$53.10 FCFA32,028	-49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$178.48	$106.20 FCFA64,056	-40.5%
Average			-31.4%

Washington vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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