N'Djamena vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	N'Djamena	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$540	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$225	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$378
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	12	57
😀 Quality of life	11	62
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.42M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 37% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8467th and 6516th ($540 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Chad and Brazil, respectively. Check Chad vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 9258th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Salvador

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	N'Djamena	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.64%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1465	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.65	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3759	$14902

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$503
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$584
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$581
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$631
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$535
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$608
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$504
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$750
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1143
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$563
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$830
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$584
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$581
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$353
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$687
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1143
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$492
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1551
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$750
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$594
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$522
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$785
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$494
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$834
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$587
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$919
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$425
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1254
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$386
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$641
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$785
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$750
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$849
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$816
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$922
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$905

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743