Chicago vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.09M

The cost of living in Chicago is 412% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 529th and 8458th ($2678 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 23rd and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$2750

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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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