Lagos vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$598
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
12
😀 Quality of life
40
13
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.09M

The cost of living in Lagos is 113% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4761st and 8458th ($1113 vs $523) 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 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 6935th and 9134th 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
$2.72
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$2750

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$651
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$647
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$881
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$632
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$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
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$649
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$972
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$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
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$588
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$729
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$1611
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$658
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$679
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$462
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$883
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$621
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$743
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Distance City Cost of living
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$485
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$533
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$486
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$609
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$665
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$553
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$556
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$485
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$527
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$759
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$487
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$974
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$553
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$820
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$526
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$579
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$371
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$553
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$972
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$482
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$1502
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$555
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$587
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$513
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$743
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$482
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$747
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$764
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$462
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$974
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$426
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$1265
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$384
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$601
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$805
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$655
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$883
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$767
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$972
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