Essen vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$759
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$360
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
12
😀 Quality of life
95
11
🏙️ Population
579K
1.09M

The cost of living in Essen is 203% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 3358th and 8498th ($1519 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Chad, respectively. Check Germany vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 32nd and 9237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$2787

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$468
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$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$314
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$264
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$241
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$633
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$469
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$548
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$210
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$770
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$354
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$1019