Lagos vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1295
🏠 One person rent
$618
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$126
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
12
😀 Quality of life
41
11
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.09M

The cost of living in Lagos is 103% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4957th and 8348th ($1102 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Chad, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7632nd and 9252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs N'Djamena

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Lagos N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$3279

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$778
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$598
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$705
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$646
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$644
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$642
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$835
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$632
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$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
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$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
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$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
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$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
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$600
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$630
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$878
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$668
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$822
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$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
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$563
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$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
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$852
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$532
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$505
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$596
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$505
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$618
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$644
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$555
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$621
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$506
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$571
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$781
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$506
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$1131
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$563
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$810
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$652
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$618
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$393
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$698
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$1131
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$494
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$1514
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$793
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$638
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$526
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$852
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$496
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$671
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$849
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$563
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$960
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$466
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$1363
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$397
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$665
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$878
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$755
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$961
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$808
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$1051
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