Abuja vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1272
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
12
😀 Quality of life
23
12
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.09M

The cost of living in Abuja is 162% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4364th and 8539th ($1375 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Chad, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 9006th and 9248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs N'Djamena

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Abuja N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$4131

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$692
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$323
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$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$490
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$576
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$489
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$514
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$567
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$476
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$601
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$490
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$551
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$672
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$490
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1119
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$491
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$760
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$517
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$503
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$323
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$699
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1118
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$478
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1375
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$759
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$516
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$506
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$692
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$477
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$666
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$821
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$564
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$938
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$372
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1156
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$373
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$627
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$693
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$738
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$773
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$801
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$795
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$925