Houston vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$387
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	91	13
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.09M

The cost of living in Houston is 333% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 1229th and 8458th ($2265 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Chad, respectively. Check the United States vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 97th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2750

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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