N'Djamena vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$225	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	54
😀 Quality of life	13	66
🏙️ Population	1.09M	8.78M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 19% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8458th and 7256th ($523 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Chad and China, respectively. Check Chad vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 9134th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Quanzhou

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	N'Djamena	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936