Essen vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Essen N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1304
🏠 One person rent
$681
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$396
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
12
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
585K
1.09M

The cost of living in Essen is 188% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 3595th and 8456th ($1525 vs $529) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 31st and 9122nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Essen vs N'Djamena infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Essen vs N'Djamena

Prices for goods and services in Essen and N'Djamena are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Essen N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$82.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$2932

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$494
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$701
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$492
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$584
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$616
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$545
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$724
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$493
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$666
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$735
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$494
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1037
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$583
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$757
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$621
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$596
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$377
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$714
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1042
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$488
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1262
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$794
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$605
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$518
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$787
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$487
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$764
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$933
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$469
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$944
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$453
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1368
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$374
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$655
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$846
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$710
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$906
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$757
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$1036
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$928