N'Djamena vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$225
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$559
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
12
22
😀 Quality of life
13
21
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.45M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 40% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8458th and 6195th ($523 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Chad vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9134th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Ouagadougou

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N'Djamena Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.34%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2750
$15761

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$384
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$601
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$774
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$753
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$756
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$772
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$735
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$771
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$733
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$757
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$507
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$1019
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$658
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$499
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$651
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$649
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$489
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$490
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$916
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$647
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$575
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$433
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$937
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$632
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$613
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$491
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$489
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$490
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$889
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$354
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$551
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$590
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$569
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$560
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$729
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