N'Djamena vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	N'Djamena	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$529	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1304	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$230	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	12	30
😀 Quality of life	13	36
🏙️ Population	1.09M	159K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 37% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8456th and 6315th ($529 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Chad and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Chad vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.2 months in Praia. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 9122nd and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Praia

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	N'Djamena	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$865	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.7	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2932	$3052

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$494
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$701
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$492
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$584
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$616
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$545
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$724
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$493
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$735
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$494
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1037
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$757
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$621
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$596
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$377
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$714
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1042
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$488
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1262
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$794
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$605
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$518
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$787
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$487
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$933
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$469
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$944
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$453
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1368
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$374
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$655
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$846
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$710
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$906
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$757
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1036
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$928

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495