Calgary vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1304
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$396
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	12
😀 Quality of life	90	13
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.09M

The cost of living in Calgary is 306% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8456th ($2149 vs $529) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Chad, respectively. Check Canada vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 131st and 9122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs N'Djamena

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	Calgary	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$82.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$2932

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$494
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$701
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$492
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$584
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$616
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$545
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$724
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$493
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$735
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$494
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1037
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$757
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$621
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$596
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$377
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$714
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1042
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$488
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1262
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$794
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$605
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$518
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$787
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$487
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$933
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$469
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$944
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$453
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1368
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$374
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$655
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$846
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$710
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$906
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$757
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1036
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$928