N'Djamena vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$225	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	12	87
😀 Quality of life	13	91
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.39M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8458th and 36th ($523 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 9134th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs San Diego

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	N'Djamena	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759