N'Djamena vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$225	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	12	27
😀 Quality of life	13	62
🏙️ Population	1.09M	149K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 36% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8458th and 6387th ($523 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Mauritius, respectively. Check Chad vs Mauritius 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 Port Louis. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9134th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Port Louis

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	N'Djamena	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552