N'Djamena vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	12	81
😀 Quality of life	13	91
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.43M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 74% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8458th and 1745th ($523 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in Chad and the United States, respectively. Check Chad vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 2 months in San Antonio. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 9134th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs San Antonio

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	N'Djamena	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133