Al Ain vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$612
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
12
😀 Quality of life
79
11
🏙️ Population
767K
1.09M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 126% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4616th and 8498th ($1132 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Chad, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 496th and 9237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs N'Djamena

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Al Ain N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2787

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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$468
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$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$314
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$264
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$241
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$633
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$469
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$548
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$210
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$770
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$354
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$1019