Austin vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	12
😀 Quality of life	90	13
🏙️ Population	962K	1.09M

The cost of living in Austin is 369% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 858th and 8458th ($2455 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Chad, respectively. Check the United States vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 142nd and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$2750

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$556
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$485
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$759
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$487
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$974
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$553
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$820
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$526
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$579
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$371
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$553
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$972
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$482
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1502
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$555
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$587
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$513
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$743
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$482
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$764
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$462
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$974
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$426
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1265
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$384
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$601
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$805
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$655
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$883
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$767
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$972
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$960