Chicago vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$360
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
96
11
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.09M

The cost of living in Chicago is 422% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 505th and 8498th ($2613 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 16th and 9237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$2787

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$468
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$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