N'Djamena vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$212
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$441
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
12
21
😀 Quality of life
11
23
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.45M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 33% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8498th and 6572nd ($501 vs $750) 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 9237th and 8867th 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
$2.84
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.46
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2787
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$468
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$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
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892