Dhaka vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1295
🏠 One person rent	$141	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$126
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	57	11
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.09M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 14% less expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8829th and 8348th ($464 vs $543) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 6151st and 9252nd 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	$2.14	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3279

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near N'Djamena

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