Lusaka vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$360
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
36
12
😀 Quality of life
51
11
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.09M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 55% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 6460th and 8498th ($777 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Chad, respectively. Check Zambia vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 6238th and 9237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs N'Djamena

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Lusaka N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$2787

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$1210
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$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
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$1236
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$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
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$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
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$468
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$314
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$264
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$241
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$633
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$469
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$548
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$210
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
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$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$770
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$354
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$1019