Chicago vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1295
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$126
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
97
11
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.09M

The cost of living in Chicago is 416% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 394th and 8348th ($2799 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 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 9252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3279

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$505
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$596
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$505
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$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
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$698
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1131
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$494
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$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
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$671
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$849
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$563
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$960
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$466
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1363
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$397
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$665
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$878
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$755
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$961
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$808
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$1051
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$944