Mexico City vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$792	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	12
😀 Quality of life	73	12
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.09M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 181% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4074th and 8539th ($1475 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and Chad, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 2482nd and 9248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs N'Djamena

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	Mexico City	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$4131

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

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