N'Djamena vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$529
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1304
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$230
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
12
67
😀 Quality of life
13
57
🏙️ Population
1.09M
5.55M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 29% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8456th and 6689th ($529 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Kenya, respectively. Check Chad vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9122nd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Nairobi

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N'Djamena Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$865
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.7
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2932
$8325

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$494
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$701
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$492
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$584
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$616
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$545
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$724
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$493
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$666
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$735
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$494
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1037
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$583
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$757
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$621
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$596
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$377
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$714
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1042
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$488
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1262
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$794
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$605
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$518
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$787
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$487
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$764
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$933
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$469
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$944
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$453
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1368
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$374
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$655
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$846
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$710
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$906
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$757
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$1036
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$928

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768