N'Djamena vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$225	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	13	95
🏙️ Population	1.09M	8.8M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8458th and 3rd ($523 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and the United States, respectively. Check Chad vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.2 months in New York City. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9134th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs New York City

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	N'Djamena	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$21465

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$556
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$485
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$759
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$487
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$974
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$553
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$820
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$526
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$579
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$371
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$553
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$972
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$482
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1502
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$555
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$587
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$513
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$743
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$482
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$764
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$462
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$974
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$426
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1265
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$384
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$601
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$805
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$655
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$883
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$767
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$972
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$960

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111