Melbourne vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$1295
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	100	11
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.09M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 325% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 1249th and 8348th ($2308 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Chad, respectively. Check Australia vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 1st and 9252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs N'Djamena

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	Melbourne	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$3279

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$505
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$596
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$505
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$644
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$555
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$621
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$506
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$781
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$506
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1131
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$563
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$810
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$652
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$618
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$393
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$698
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1131
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$494
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1514
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$793
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$638
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$526
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$852
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$496
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$849
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$563
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$960
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$466
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1363
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$397
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$665
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$878
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$755
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$961
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$808
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1051
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$944