Los Angeles vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$129
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	12
😀 Quality of life	93	12
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.09M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 552% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 62nd and 8539th ($3420 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 50th and 9248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs N'Djamena

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	Los Angeles	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$4131

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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