N'Djamena vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$765
🏠 One person rent
$212
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$109
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
36
😀 Quality of life
11
17
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.48M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 42% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8498th and 9080th ($501 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Chad and Nigeria, respectively. Check Chad vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 9237th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Onitsha

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N'Djamena Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.46
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2787
$704

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$468
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$616
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$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
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$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
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617