Edinburgh vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	94	13
🏙️ Population	488K	1.09M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 309% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 1491st and 8458th ($2140 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Chad, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 34th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs N'Djamena

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	Edinburgh	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$2750

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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