N’djaména Practical information

Money & costs

Money

The best bank for travellers is the Société Générale Tchadienne de Banque (SGTB; main branch just off Ave Charles de Gaulle), which changes cash and travellers cheques, and doles out cash to those with Visa cards. BIAT (Ave Charles de Gaulle) and Financial Bank du Tchad (Ave Charles de Gaulle) both change cash at about 5% better rates than SGTB; rates are 5% better still from the money changers on the north side of the Marché Central.