Essen vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1272
🏠 One person rent
$642
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
12
😀 Quality of life
95
12
🏙️ Population
587K
1.09M

The cost of living in Essen is 190% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 3925th and 8539th ($1519 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 23rd and 9248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs N'Djamena

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Essen N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$4131

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$490
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$576
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$489
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$514
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$567
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$476
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$601
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$490
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$551
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$672
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$490
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1119
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$491
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$760
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$517
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$503
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$323
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$699
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1118
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$478
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1375
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$759
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$516
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$506
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$692
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$477
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$666
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$821
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$564
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$938
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$372
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1156
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$373
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$627
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$693
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$738
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$773
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$801
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$795
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$925