Fortaleza vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$328	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	12
😀 Quality of life	56	13
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.09M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 43% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 6696th and 8458th ($745 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Chad, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5747th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs N'Djamena

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	Fortaleza	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$2750

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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