Cologne vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1304
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$396
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
12
😀 Quality of life
97
13
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.09M

The cost of living in Cologne is 250% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 2308th and 8456th ($1851 vs $529) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Chad, respectively. Check Germany vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 16th and 9122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs N'Djamena

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Cologne N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$82.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$2932

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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