Dhaka vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$118	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$387
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	12
😀 Quality of life	54	13
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.09M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% less expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8899th and 8458th ($430 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Chad, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5971st and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs N'Djamena

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	Dhaka	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2750

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near N'Djamena

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