Indianapolis vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	12
😀 Quality of life	89	13
🏙️ Population	888K	1.09M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 319% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 1378th and 8458th ($2189 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 191st and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs N'Djamena

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	Indianapolis	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$2750

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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