Kabul vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$211	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$129
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	12
😀 Quality of life	26	12
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.09M

The cost of living in Kabul is 4% less expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8650th and 8539th ($504 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Chad, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 8929th and 9248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs N'Djamena

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	Kabul	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$4131

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

Cities near N'Djamena

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