Cairo vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1295
🏠 One person rent
$189
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$126
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
84
12
😀 Quality of life
60
11
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.09M

The cost of living in Cairo is 13% less expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8348th ($473 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Chad, respectively. Check Egypt vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5895th and 9252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$3279

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$287
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$334
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$288
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$326
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$295
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$276
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$274
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$330
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$331
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$306
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$384
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$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
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$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
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$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
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$1850
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$1645
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$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
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$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
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$354
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$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
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$398
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$1021
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Distance City Cost of living
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$505
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$596
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$505
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$618
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$644
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$555
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$621
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$506
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$571
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$781
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$506
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1131
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$563
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$810
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$652
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$618
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$393
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$698
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1131
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$494
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$1514
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$793
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$638
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$526
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$852
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$496
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$671
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$849
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$563
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$960
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$466
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$1363
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$397
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$665
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$878
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$755
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$961
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$808
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$1051
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$944